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ashmanra drank Anniversary Blend by Harney & Sons

I got just got my first mandoline! I had used Sandy’s and liked it so I decided I neeeeeeeded one. As a surprise for hubby, I made potatoes au gratin, bacon, eggs, and pan-fried toast with triple berry jam while he was out buying stained glass. I chose this to serve with it and wowzer was it great!

This was hearty seasoned food and not every tea would pair well with it. I really enjoyed this pairing. The tea wasn’t sipped so much as thrown back with gusto, and this time I really felt that malty wash go over my tongue. Also, the fruity/orangey tang of Ceylon came out a little more with this food. The chocolate notes were not as prominent with this food, but would probably be more noticeable with sweets.

I am so glad I bought this. Russel at Harney and Sons had sent me a sample and I just had to order a tin!

I did make it very differently since hubby is pretty particular about his tea and doesn’t like strong tea. (He adds a lot of milk and sugar to most black tea.) I steeped the leaves in 198F water for 3 1/2 minutes and felt it was just right for me to drink plain. Hubby did add his usual additions.

2012-08-04 12:34:00 -0400

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K S 2012-08-04 14:02:05 -0400

I had a mandoline for about a week. Could not figure out how to fret it. The neck is so tiny and the frets are really close together. I know a week isn’t really long enough, but it was apparent very quick that I would rather bash out power chords on the six string.

ashmanra 2012-08-04 14:13:10 -0400

K S: I WISH we had a mandolin, the musical instrument. A relative in SC is internationally known for his hand made ones and my mother-in-law offered to buy hubby onesince he plays guitar. However, I am taking about a mandoline, which is a French word for the blade platform that cuts veggies super thin and uniform! Thus I made potatoes au gratin with extremely thin slices of potato! Next up, I am going to make oven baked potato chips!

K S 2012-08-04 14:29:44 -0400

Call me naive and red faced. I couldn’t figure out the connection but thought you were on a ramble. Even now realizing their is not supposed to be an “e” at the end, I still would have no idea if you hadn’t explained. I’m off to google the blade not the instrument ;p

ashmanra 2012-08-04 14:41:25 -0400

Don’t be red-faced! Even autocorrect didn’t know what it was! And mandolin with no e is considered an alternative spelling for mandoline. I don’t know of an English name for them. “Sharp cutty thing that shaves off knuckles” might be a good start…I must say, I love it. I don’t have room for lots of countertop appliances and would far rather use this than pull out a food processor, then take it apart and wash all the bits, and put it away again. Come to think of it, I don’t think I even own a food processor anymore. I got my mandoline from Williams Sonoma at a big discount and with a coupon! :) it just does plain slices, not waffle fries and such.

K S 2012-08-04 16:15:46 -0400

Googled and yep, I’ve seen them. Now I know what to call them. Yours would make julienne fries if you had got the model that came with the ginsu knives. (that’s a joke – I watch too much TV)

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