Tea leaf grading When crushed to make bagged teas, the tea is referred to as "broken", as in "broken orange pekoe" (BOP). These lower grades include fannings and dust, which are tiny remnants created in the sorting and crushing processes. Orange pekoe is referred to as "OP". The grading scheme also contains categories higher than OP, which are determined primarily by leaf wholeness and size. Broken, fannings and dust orthodox teas have slightly different grades. CTC teas, which consist of leaves mechanically rendered to uniform fannings, have yet another grading system. Orange pekoe (), also spelled pecco, or OP is a term used
The Tale of the Queen Who Sought a Drink From a Certain Well The Tale of the Queen Who Sought a Drink From a Certain Well The Tale of the Queen Who Sought a Drink From a Certain Well is a Scottish fairy tale collected by John Francis Campbell in "Popular Tales of the West Highlands", listing his informant as Mrs. MacTavish, Port Ellen, Islay, and noting the story could be traced back to 1548. It is Aarne-Thompson 440, the frog prince. The creature involved was called a "losgann", which could be either a frog or a toad. An ill queen sent each of her daughters to a well for healing water. They