Denver Mile High Rotary - Newsletter - Archive (Jun 22, 2010)

Thanks to Patricia Fiske for making Tea Eggs for everyone last week - In Northeast China and other parts of northern China as well as her major cities, tea eggs are a household treat. They are also sold in stores, restaurants, and from street vendors.

Fragrant and flavorful tea eggs are a traditional Chinese treat. The original recipe uses various spices, soy sauce, and black tea leaves in the recipe. A commonly used spice for flavoring tea eggs is Chinese five-spice powder, which contains ground cinnamon, star anise,^[1] fennel seeds, cloves and Szechuan peppercorns. Some recipes do not use tea leaves, but they are still called "tea eggs". In the traditional method of preparation, eggs are boiled until they reach a hardened cooked state. The boiled eggs are removed from the water and the entire shell of each egg is gently cracked all around. Smaller cracks produce more marbling when the egg is peeled for eating. The extra water from the boiling should be allow to seep out of the eggs on its own. After about ten minutes, the cracked eggs are ready to be put into the prepared spiced-tea liquid and simmered at medium heat. The simmering allows the spiced fluid to seep into the cracks and marinate the eggs inside their shells. After about 20 minutes, the eggs and the spiced-tea liquid should be transferred to a glass or ceramic container for further steeping in the fridge. For best results, the eggs should be allowed to steep for two days. The dark color of the spiced tea gives the egg a marbled effect when it is peeled to be eaten.

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Mile High Rotary Banner Collection

Let's hear your stories! Our club has a collection of banners from Rotary clubs all over the US and around the world where our club members have visited or we've had guests. For a full list go to our website:

http://www.denvermilehigh.org/AboutUs.cfm and see the link to "Catalog of U.S. and Int'l Banners Received".

The list shows 200 banners from clubs in every state except Delaware, Idaho, Utah, and West Virginia. Internationally we have nearly 200 banners from 60 different countries.

In your travels this summer please take one of our banners with you, visit a Rotary club, and exchange with them. Let's make our U.S. state collection 100% by visiting clubs in one of those states - Delaware, Idaho, Utah, and West Virginia. We'd really like to hear your stories of visits to other Rotary clubs.

We've been displaying these banners on the tables all year. They're interesting and every visit encourages Rotary fellowship and interaction between clubs.

Happy Travelling!

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