. An account of the cultivation and manufacture of tea in China : derived from personal observation during an official residence in that country from 1804 to 1826 : and illustrated by the best authorities, Chinese as well as European : with remarks on the experiments now making for the introduction of the culture of the tea tree in other parts of the world. Tea; Tea trade -- China. ROLLING OF THE LEAVES. 125 or three times during the first process of roasting before the leaves were sufficiently roasted, without any apparent injury to the tea. It is surprising how great a degree of heat the men
. An account of the cultivation and manufacture of tea in China : derived from personal observation during an official residence in that country from 1804 to 1826 : and illustrated by the best authorities, Chinese as well as European : with remarks on the experiments now making for the introduction of the culture of the tea tree in other parts of the world. Tea; Tea trade -- China. ROLLING OF THE LEAVES. 125 or three times during the first process of roasting before the leaves were sufficiently roasted, without any apparent injury to the tea. It is surprising how great a degree of heat the men habitually em- ployed in this occupation can bear; and in my few trials with these people, I always found they could continue the roasting a considerable time after the heat of the steam had obliged me to relinquish it, even with the aid of a pair of thick cotton gloves. After this first roasting (Chao), the leaves are immediately rolled. Each roller is provided with a circular tray of bamboo work, upon which he places as many leaves as the two hands held together in a concave position can cover. They then aU fall to work, immediately rolling the leaves round. from left to right, using a slight degree of pressure, and attentively keeping them in the form of a ball. Some skill is required to preserve the leaves in this. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ball, Samuel, 1781?-1874. London : Printed for Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans
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