On the principle of "know thine enemy" I do have copies of more than one volume of the Anarchist's Cookbook where details are given for most of the "popular myths" about nasty things one can to to make destructive devices and/or popular drugs. I have yet to find a "procedure" in these very popular and frequently quoted publications that even the most casual analysis indicates will work as described.

On the more important question of good tea, all those not from the US should know that a highly regarded method of brewing tea is called "Sun Tea" here in the US.

For this method, one fills a (preferably glass) jug with water, adds a few tea leaves, and then places the jug in a sunny place where the combination of infrared and ultraviolet radiation can extract the essence of "teaness." It is said by devotees of the practice that this produces that absolutely most flavorful and delectable product possible.

As my own dearly beloved seems addicted to making "sun tea" but seems never able to remember to take the "sun tea jug" when we embark on an expedition into the sunlight, we now have at least eleven "sun tea jugs" in various storage locations, plus an accumulation of at least a half dozen similar but actually appropriately sized glass jugs for the making of "sun tea."

I'm not sure that I can offer assurances that this process actually works as defined in the numerous references and anecdotes, as the only time I've actually seen anyone who "made sun tea" actually drink any of it was in one instance when "she" placed her sun tea jug in the sun while I placed an identical jug in a dark closet. In this instance "she" was observed drinking some of the "sun tea" and I did not reveal to her which jug it came from; but she said it was delicious. (You may guess which jug I used to provide her sample.)

But of course both samples were only "Liptons" so probably it didn't make much difference.

John