Tea leaves

Tea leaves Information
Category	Fluff
Class	Food and drink
Type	Cooking
Related Scripts	Brewing additive, Brewing kettle
PERM-ifier Eligible	✓

Verbs Used
CLOSE GET OPEN PUT

The tea leaves is a fluff cooking script that applies to food and drink items. It is part of the hot brewing system. It requires a brewing kettle and heat source to make plus a drink container to drink. Tea leaves and coffee grounds are the same script.

Analyze

Leaves/Grounds

Individual doses of tea leaves or coffee grounds can be removed from a packet or a tin before placed in a brewing kettle. Removing them is an optional step if desired for roleplay purposes. Individual tea leaves and coffee grounds do not indicate the end product's flavor as part of the analyze information, unlike their packet and tin counterparts.

You analyze the tea leaves and sense that the item is free from merchant alteration restrictions.

You get no sense of whether or not the leaves may be further lightened.

Packet

You analyze the parchment packet and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
This is a container to hold brewable coffee grounds.  There is one pinch of coffee grounds in the packet.
The coffee grounds will make coffee with the following flavor messaging:
a) Medium-bodied with a strong hint of chocolate, this is the perfect dessert coffee.
b) Strong notes of chocolate swirl with a medium-bodied coffee, and the slightest hint of vanilla tempers the sweetness.

You get no sense of whether or not the packet may be further lightened.
You analyze your peach parchment packet and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
This is a container to hold brewable tea leaves.  There is one pinch of tea leaves in the packet.
The tea leaves will make tea with the following flavor messaging:
a) The dusky taste of the tea itself tames the sweet peachy flavor that rides in the forefront.
b) If not for the dry quality of the black tea, the accompanying peach flavoring would be overwhelmingly sweet.

You get no sense of whether or not the packet may be further lightened.

Tin

You analyze the cobalt metal tin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
This is a container to hold brewable coffee grounds.  There are 20 pinches of coffee grounds in the tin.
The coffee grounds will make coffee with the following flavor messaging:
a) Strong blueberry overtones pervade the surprisingly light coffee, vanilla and faint spices descending into sweet white chocolate notes.
b) Warm and subtly rich without being overwhelming, the sweet flavor of blueberries mingles with vanilla and light spices, finishing with a white chocolate note that lends a sophisticated, yet delicate, range of flavors to tantalize the taste buds.

You get no sense of whether or not the tin may be further lightened.
You analyze your raspberry-motif tin and sense that the creator has provided the following information:
This is a container to hold brewable tea leaves.  There are 20 pinches of tea leaves in the tin.
The tea leaves will make tea with the following flavor messaging:
a) The scent of raspberry rising from the tea has a fresh tenor reminiscent of warm summer days.
b) A roiling mixture of sweet and tart complement the flavor of this light-bodied tea in a splash of raspberry zest.

You get no sense of whether or not the tin may be further lightened

Usage Information

Tea Leaves/Coffee Grounds

Individual doses of tea leaves or coffee grounds can be removed from a packet or a tin before placed in a brewing kettle. Removing them is an optional step if desired for roleplay purposes. Individual tea leaves and coffee grounds do not indicate the end product's flavor as part of the analyze information, unlike their packet and tin counterparts.

Tea leaves may either be put directly into a kettle or placed inside a tea infuser which is then put into the kettle. Coffee beans can either go directly into a kettle or into a coffee press.

Packet

Packets provide a single dose of either tea leaves or coffee grounds when brewed with a kettle.

Verb	First	Third
CLOSE	You carefully refold the red parchment packet.	XXX carefully refolds a red parchment packet.
GET {LEAVES / GROUNDS}	You take some tea leaves from the red parchment packet.	XXX takes some tea leaves from a red parchment packet.
OPEN	You carefully unfold the red parchment packet.	XXX carefully unfolds a red parchment packet.
PUT {PACKET} IN {KETTLE}	You carefully measure out a portion of coffee grounds from a white parchment packet illustrated with a vanilla bean and place the grounds into a rose-motif dark pewter kettle.	XXX carefully measures out some coffee grounds and places the grounds into a rose-motif dark pewter kettle.

Tin

Tins, canisters, and similar larger containers provide multiple dose of either tea leaves or coffee grounds when brewed with a kettle. Tins typically hold 20 doses.

Verb	First	Third
CLOSE	You replace the lid of the raspberry-motif tin and screw it tightly shut.	XXX replaces the lid of raspberry-motif tin and screws it shut.
GET {LEAVES / GROUNDS}	You take some tea leaves from the raspberry-motif tin.	XXX takes some tea leaves from a raspberry-motif tin.
OPEN	You unscrew the lid of the raspberry-motif tin and allow it to dangle from its short chain.	XXX unscrews the lid of a raspberry-motif tin and allows it to dangle from its short chain.
PUT {TIN} IN {KETTLE}	You carefully measure out a portion of tea leaves from a silver-edged mossy green enameled tin and place the leaves into a rose-motif dark pewter kettle.	XXX carefully measures out some tea leaves and places the leaves into a rose-motif dark pewter kettle.

Additional Information

Tea leaves and coffee grounds come in a variety of flavors. They can be bought at both local town shops and special festival shops. They come in a 20 count tin; 50-count jar; unlimited canister; or in a single-use packet. They can also be made via a Stovetop Dehydrator with the appropriate unlocks. Tea leaves, coffee grounds, mate leaves, and ground chicory use the same script. They allow players to brew tea, coffee, mate, or chicory coffee.

See Also

• Brewing system
• Brewing additive
• Coffee flavors
• Tea flavors
• Stovetop Dehydrator