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Celebrating Dad With Hugs, Cards and Tea<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Mother\u2019s Day arrived first, in 1907. Three years later a woman in Spokane, WA whose father raised six kids as a single parent decided that dads needed to be honored too. So Sonora Smart Dodd got things rolling, and in 1910 the Spokane YMCA held the first Father\u2019s Day<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sixty-two years later, President Richard Nixon made Father\u2019s Day a permanent American holiday. It would fall on the third Sunday in June every year.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Don’t let Dad do this on Father’s Day!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The road from the YMCA to a national holiday was a long one, full of twists and stops. But we are glad people kept pushing Father\u2019s Day forward. Because good dads are special people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s praise them with cards and calls. Let\u2019s insist they do not work during their big holiday \u2014 if a lawn needs to get cut, make sure somebody other than dad sits on the mower. Let\u2019s hug them, cook their favorite foods, and just engage in much dad doting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s mark their day with gifts, too. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The usual suspects might work just fine: the barbecue accoutrements, the golf paraphernalia, the box of salamis, cheeses and crackers. But if you\u2019re hunting for something a bit more unusual, something dear old dad has never received as a gift before, then Ku Cha House of Tea has ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dad might not be a tea drinker, but we think a smart introduction to the wildly diverse and fascinating world of Camellia sinensis<\/em> could transform his relationship to the beverage. And tea has advantages beyond getting steeped and sipped; some teas are fantastic culinary partners. And what kind of cooking can teas supplement with finesse? Barbecue!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy Father\u2019s Day, dads! We wish you peace and prosperity, love and happiness, and health and community. And for Father\u2019s Day, we hope you engage in loads of laughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teas for Dads: Lapsang Souchong Black Tea<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n
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Lapsang souchong is smoky!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

This is for the dad who loves barbecue, which we think means it probably applies to a lot of fathers<\/mark><\/a>. Lapsang souchong, from the Wuyi Mountains in China\u2019s southern Fujian Province, is famous for its smoky flavor. To craft lapsang souchong, tea farmers dry plucked leaves over pine smoke, a preservation and flavor method that originated during the Qing dynasty in the 17th century.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story goes that the tea is the result of wartime panic. Qing soldiers were invading Wuyi Mountains villages just as tea harvests were taking place. To speed up the drying process, civilians dried the leaves over hot smoke before packaging them up and fleeing the invading soldiers. The tea, naturally, was awfully smoky. And it appealed to the villagers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lapsang souchong thrives today, and not just for sipping. It often gets incorporated into cooking. Vegetarians who desire the smoke flavors found in soup that come from things like smoked ham will brew some lapsang souchong, and add it to the soup, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbecue lovers who desire smoke but don\u2019t have the time or ability to gently heat meat over low heat and smoke also turn to lapsang souchong, for dry rubs. They will marinate the meat in the rub, and then roast it in the oven. Once it\u2019s done, the meat tastes smoky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a solid dry rub recipe using lapsang souchong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n