"When roasting the tea, beware of roasting over a windy ash-fire, where leaping flames make the heat uneven. Hold it near the fire and turn it again and again, until bumps rise lik
"Beyond this, the water is old and cannot be drunk."
"Tea is frugal by nature; it should not be used too lavishly, for overuse dims its flavor."
"For water: mountain spring is best, river water next, and well water lowest."
"When roasting the tea, beware of roasting over a windy ash-fire, where leaping flames make the heat uneven. Hold it near the fire and turn it again and again, until bumps rise lik
"Beyond this, the water is old and cannot be drunk."
"Tea is frugal by nature; it should not be used too lavishly, for overuse dims its flavor."
"For water: mountain spring is best, river water next, and well water lowest."
"The finest powder is fine as rice-grains; the inferior is coarse as water-chestnuts."
"Beyond this, the water is old and cannot be drunk."