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Hidden Board Trials Tea, Taste, and Trade Standards
In a 1935 scene, seven officials sit around a circular table in New York testing 200 tea samples for the U S Department of Agriculture. They sniff taste and judge quality to set standards that govern which teas may enter American markets. Their work aims to protect the tea trade and ensure consistent product quality.
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America
Boston
Darjeeling
Formosa Oolong
Lapsang Souchong
Shanghai Keemum
United States Department of Agriculture
Tea Trade of
Wallace
New York
A. P. Irwin
Philadelphia
Robert A. Lewis
Edward A. Branston
San Francisco
John W. Vaux
Seattle
J. Harvey Swenarton
Walter Hellyer
Chicago
Charles F. Hutchinson
Board of Tea Tasters
Irwin
Formosa
Himalayan
United States
Great Britain
Admiral Peary
Arctic