Each piece is hand-printed with teakwood blocks in India

and was grown in colonial American gardens

It holds 13 ounces

of a tyrannical and murderous senior officer and his henchmen

They may be chipped and steeped as gourmet tea

Stirring the Pot with Benjamin Franklin - Paperback lanterns Each piece is hand-printed withIn this remarkable work, Rae Katherine Eighmey presents Franklin's delight and experimentation with food throughout his life. At age sixteen, he began dabbling in vegetarianism. In his early twenties, citing the health benefits of water over alcohol, he convinced his printing press colleagues to abandon their traditional breakfast of beer and bread for "water gruel," a kind of tasty porridge he enjoyed. Franklin is known for his scientific