Mundie Wednesday: Earl Grey tea

Every Wednesday here at The Mortal Instruments Source is Mundie Wednesday, where we share something that has been mentioned or appeared in The Mortal Instruments or The Infernal Devices that appears in our mundane world.

Earl Grey tea can be found in most grocery or drug stores. But don’t expect it to be on Jace’s shopping list.

Here’s the scene from City of Bones in which it appears:

“My mother had a great talent. She could see a man’s future in his hand or the leaves t the botton of his teacup. She taught me some of her tricks.” She transferred her gaze to Jace. “Speaking of tea, young man, would you like some?”

“What?” Jace said, looking flustered.

“Tea. I find it both settles the stomach and concentrates the mind. Wonderful drink, tea.”

“I’ll have tea,” Clary said, realizing how long it had been since she had eaten or drunk anything. She felt as if she’d been running on pure adrenaline since she woke up.

Jace succumbed. “All right. As long as it isn’t Earl Grey,” he added, wrinkling his fine-boned nose. “I hate bergamot.”

Madame Dorthea cackled loudly and disappeatrf back through the bead curtain, leaving it swaying gently behind her.

Clary raised her eyebrows at Jace. “You hate bergamot?”

Jace had wandered over to the narrow bookshelf and was examining its contents. “You have a problem with that?”

“You may be the only guy my age I’ve ever met who knows what bergamot is, much less that it’s in Earl Grey tea.”

-City of Bones, page 100