“我們一同生活的日子——除了在大家庭裏，除了家有女傭照管一日三餐的時期，除了鍾書有病的時候，這一頓早飯總是鍾書做給我吃。每晨一大茶甌的牛奶紅茶也成了他畢生戒不掉的嗜好。後來在國內買不到印度“立普登”Lipton（現在譯成“立頓”）茶葉了，我們用三種上好的紅茶葉摻合在一起作替代：滇紅取其香，湖紅取其苦，祁紅取其色。至今我們家還留著些沒用完的三盒紅茶葉，我看到還能喚起當年最快樂的時光。”
如果真的要雅興閑情，也可以參照下午茶lounge那樣，自己去選購不同的茶葉來配製，比如
THE EMPRESS BLEND OF TEA
The Empress blend is a selection of seasonal, quality teas, created exclusively for Fairmont Empress by the Metropolitan Tea Company. With components from Assam (thick, malty and full bodied), Kenya (floral-like with a golden coppery infusion), South India (superb, fruity and sprightly), Ceylon (airy, almost piquant), and China (burgundy depth with light, oaky notes), it is truly one of the finest blends in the world.
