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Remarkable Connections
Apr 12 , 2022
Look closely at our Pyramid Tea Bag cartons. Look at the faint lines criss-crossing randomly across and around the pack. These are no ordinary line...
Coffee Craft: Roasting the Beans
Apr 06 , 2022
Roasting transforms green coffee into the aromatic brown beans that we purchase, either whole or already ground. To ensure freshness, roasting is a...
Coffee Craft: Sorting the Beans
Apr 06 , 2022
This is an optional process in which any silver skin that remains on the beans after hulling is removed in a polishing machine. Polished beans are ...
Coffee Craft: Processing the Cherries
Apr 06 , 2022
The Dry Method Freshly picked cherries are simply spread out on huge surfaces to dry in the sun. To prevent spoiling, they are re-raked and turned ...
Coffee Craft: Harvesting the Cherries
Apr 06 , 2022
It takes approximately 3 or 4 years for new coffee trees to begin to bear fruit. The fruit, called the coffee cherry, turns a deep and bright red w...
Coffee Craft: Sowing the Seed
Apr 06 , 2022
Coffee seeds are planted in large beds in shaded nurseries. After sprouting, seedlings are removed from the beds to be planted in individual pots i...
China Fleet returns to London
Mar 21 , 2022
William Daniell was only 16 when he first set sail with his uncle to Calcutta in 1785. A grand adventure for a young man. Before long, he was a pai...
