Tales in a Tea Cup

Year Published: 1940

Creator: Tea Council

Complete Record: ancient Chinese men sitting around table; American colonists; fat woman makes “bitter” face; natives directed to cultivate tea (India); women balance big bundles on head; factory crushing/cutting tea, etc.; tea imported to America; “expert tea tasters”; tea bagging assembly line; fat guy wants pie and cup of tea, disappointed, then pleased; instructions for proper brewing; tea bag; instant tea; iced tea; family at dinner table; dad drinks iced tea.