Some times cheap and cheerful is best

[CharlesHarris]

In my father's things I found a compressed brick if black tea from China, wrapped in brown paper, embossed with Mandarin characters. Guessing from the context of other kit it was packed with, it probably dates from WW2. I broke off a teaspoon sized chip and brewed it up in a litre of water, and it is wonderful stuff, especially when topped with a tot of black Bermuda rum. The brick is about a pound and will pack nicely in the doomsday ruck.