"Pekoe" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... tea?" she said. "Did I hear you say it was orange pekoe, or did I dream that? And couldn't we have ...
— The Cruise of the Jasper B. • Don Marquis
... whence are exported, in addition to the red-leafed Congous, or Boheas, the bulk of the Oolongs. Still further down the coast is Amoy, from which point inferior descriptions of both kinds are shipped, together with some scented teas; but the bulk of the latter, known as Scented Capers, Orange Pekoe, etc., are exported from Canton and Macao. These, together with a peculiar description of green, are manufactured at these ports from leaf grown in the neighborhood. Although no tea is grown near Shanghae, much of the Congou grown in the Hupeh province is sent ...
— St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878 • Various |
