On the Anatomy of Turtles
sample tin
fall of 2025
3oz pouch
37¢ per cup
$14
5oz tin
38¢ per cup
$24
Vonnegut's character, Dr. Hoenikker, wondered about the anatomy of turtles in Cat's Cradle. Apparently my impression that they were composed of caramel (satiny, sweet 'Roobios Caramel'), chocolate (smooth, roasted 'Honeybrush Chocolate') and nuts (creamy with notes of marzipan 'Almond') was a little off.
Low caffeine | Steep at 212° for 4 mins
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ingredients & lore
blended with rooibos tea, black tea, honeybush tea, natural caramel flavor, natural almond flavor, cocoa nibs & natural chocolate flavor
teas: almond, rooibos caramel & honeybush chocolate
I remember one morning like that when the oil burner had quit, the pipes were frozen, and the car wouldn’t start. We all sat there in the car while Angela kept pushing the starter until the battery was dead. And then father spoke up. You know what he said? He said, ‘I wonder about turtles.’ ‘What do you wonder about turtles?’ Angela asked him. ‘When they pull their heads in’, he said, ‘do their spines buckle, or contract?’…
-Cat's Cradle, By Kurt Vonnegut, jr
this tea is part of the Kurt Vonnegut, Jr fandom
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