第一人稱的優美書寫
我小時候沒有熱水瓶，飲水機等，可以用來保溫的用品，冬天要喝熱茶時，就要等煮好飯後的大鍋來燒開水泡茶，再將泡好茶的茶壺放入茶壽裡保溫，口渴時隨時就有熱茶喝了。
茶壽是什麼東西呢？大概現代的人很少人看過，那是用細籐條或稻草編成六角形或圓形的盒子，連帶有蓋子，下面的盒子要裝茶壺用的，所以編的較 高，週圍裝棉花，中間留一個可以放入茶壺的凹洞，再用布作最後的裝飾工作，蓋子也要做保溫處裡，俗稱茶巢、茶籠、茶壽，等於現代的熱水瓶了。
C40 Tea Shou
When I was little, there was no thermos or water dispenser to keep water warm. If you wanted to drink hot tea in the winter, you had to wait till after the dinner was cooked, so you could use the big pot to boil water for tea. After the tea was made, the teapot would be put into a “Tea Shou” to keep its warmth so you could have hot tea any time you like.
What is a “Tea Shou?” Probably very few people see it nowadays. It is a hexagonal or round box with a lid that is made of thin rattan strips or straw. The box is for keeping the teapot inside so it has to be taller then the teapot.
The inside of the box and the lid are padded with cotton and covered with fabric for heat isolation. It is called Tea Nest, Tea Cage or Tea Shou. It is just like the modern thermos.
When I was little, there was no thermos or water dispenser to keep water warm. If you wanted to drink hot tea in the winter, you had to wait till after the dinner was cooked, so you could use the big pot to boil water for tea. After the tea was made, the teapot would be put into a “Tea Shou” to keep its warmth so you could have hot tea any time you like.
What is a “Tea Shou?” Probably very few people see it nowadays. It is a hexagonal or round box with a lid that is made of thin rattan strips or straw. The box is for keeping the teapot inside so it has to be taller then the teapot.
The inside of the box and the lid are padded with cotton and covered with fabric for heat isolation. It is called Tea Nest, Tea Cage or Tea Shou. It is just like the modern thermos.
