The white Meissen teapot on display is itself a representative of melding cultures: tea was the most profitable cargo exported from China, and the pot features a flowering prunus .
PIE TIME: A triple-almond pie with cherries on top By late summer, the fruits hanging from vast groves of Prunus amygdalus trees in California have withered and split. Through cracks in their leathery rinds, you can see glimpses of the pale teardrop-shaped seeds they protect: almonds, ready for
Oct. 10, 2013 - Eureka Times-Standard