1 84 TESTING, BLENDING AND PREPARING. 



The Ningyong used in this combination should be light, 

 clean and as sweet-drawing as can be had at the price 

 and the Congou as " high-toasted " as possible, and if the 

 Assam be " pekoed " so much the better. 



3. (Medium to Fine) Is a tea that has been found 

 to give almost universal satisfaction in a district composed 

 of a working class who appreciate smoothness and rich- 

 ness to weight or strength, and is formed as follows : 10 

 pounds fine dark-leaved Foochow Oolong at 30, 2 

 pounds Basket-fired Japan at 25 and I pound Moning 

 Congou at 25 cents. Average cost 29 cents. Or where 

 Oolongs are most in demand 10 pounds Foochow, 10 

 pounds Formosa and 5 pounds Basket-fired to mellow 

 or tone the combination may be substituted, 5 pounds of 

 a true Moyune Young Hyson to replace the Japan when 

 a Green tea is preferred in the blend, or, better still, added 

 to it. The Foochow in this combination while possess- 

 ing a full body is yet lacking in aroma which is imparted 

 by the Formosa, the Japan supplying the mellowness and 

 Young Hyson the requisite pungency. 



4. (Fine to Choice) A Blend like the following will 

 be found to give universal satisfaction in any locality, 

 being full, strong, round, smooth and fragrant, one en- 

 tirely foreign in flavor and aroma to that of any single tea 

 in common use: Base 10 pounds choice "third crop" 

 Formosa at 35 cents, I pound fine Ning-chow Congou 

 at 30 cents and I pound Yamashiro Basket-fired Japan 

 at 30 cents, for which an equal quantity of Nankin 

 Imperial may be substituted when it becomes necessary 

 to vary the combination, or, better still, added to it if a 

 Green tea is desired in it by the customer. 



5. (Choice) Is a combination that will yield a most 

 pleasing tea to suit a mercantile or professional trade 

 having been fully tested and proved popular among these 



