9! Wonderful news.

If I am gonna eat cookies, which I RAREly do, I gotta go all the way and pig out on shortbread. Morse's "King Cole" Orange Pekoe tea blended in Sussex, nb.ca only, as required by law. Well, in my Clan it is. Them there little elves what make the Tetly tea and dance around with bells on their feet? We are required to crush them like bugs. And that there Red Rose "Only available in Canada you say?" crap? Well, a story is called for...

Many moons ago, Mum, Dad and I travelled to Ontario, visiting friends and relatives along the way. We landed at Aunt Rose (yeah, I know) and Uncle Al's house. No, this is the stry about the tea, not about the Rattle Snakes, tho that's a good one. Aunt Rose made tea after supper. Red Rose tea (BTW, she had red hair). My old man took a sip and, in his usual demure, shy manner, asked Aunt Rose, "What the hell is that?" She told him. "How many bags did you use?" She told him. Up and out to the trunk of the car for a box of 60 gauze bags of KC. He handed it to her and said, "I can't drink dishwater." You shoulda seen the look on Uncle Al's face when she promptly made tea for my old man. She wore the pants in the family so he was absolutely gobsmacked that she complied! You shoulda seen the look on her face when he asked if he could try a cup of real tea. Tension? Knife? Nay. At least a chainsaw. I could go on but youse all get the pic, I'm sure.

Hmmm... I have shortbreads in the freezer. And real tea too.