Time for Tea: the not so strange brew

For a photo class I took a couple of semesters ago, we had to make a "to do" book and illustrate the whole process with pictures. I decided to make one on how to brew tea. And because of the knitters tea swap am posting the whole book here.

Here is the cover of the book:

And here are the guts. It is set up in an accordion fold format and once you read from front to back, the book gets flipped over and the second half of it is on the back pages of the front half. Very ingenious, the teacher showed us how to make the book this way. (I have been meaning to make a wedding album in the same style, just need to make the time and effort.) Anyways, I have posted all the pictures form the book and will type in the captions instead of photographing the book and putting those pics here.

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Time for Tea:
the not so strange brew

A fine assortment of teas.

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Kyle decides to have a cup of tea. His search begins at Albertsons... the selection is very disappointing.

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Kyle finds what he is looking for at Whole Foods. A great red tea with a hint of citrus blossoms and nuts.

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Back at home Kyle begins the brewing process. The first step is to fill a kettle with fresh water.

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Next he lights the burner and sets the water boiling.

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It is important to fill the tea pot with fresh hot water to bring it to temperature before actually brewing the tea.

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Now Kyle dumps out the water used to heat the pot.

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Kyle pauses to smell the tea. "This tea smells so good, I can't wait to taste it!"

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Kyle adds two heaping teaspoons of loose leaf tea to the pot.

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Next he adds fresh hot water to steep the tea.

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Now all Kyle has to do is wait for the tea to come to full flavor.

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Finally he can pour a cup to enjoy.

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But wait... Some people like their tea with accoutrements. Kyle likes honey and lemon.

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Now he can sit back, relax, and enjoy his tea. "It's delicious."

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OH NO!! Kyle spent so much time preparing his tea, he is now late for work. Hurry Kyle!!

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So this is my book, sorry to any mistakes I may have made in the process to really brew tea. However, this is not how I do it. I put the bag in my cup and poor hot water straight from the kettle. I am looking into getting some loose leaf. Maybe I will like it done up all fancy. I don't like putting anything in the tea, like lemon or honey, in fact, I hate stuff in my tea. I had a lot of fun making this book and love Kyle for willing to be silly for me as my model!!