Tea Drinking Taste Changed Since War NKW YORK The taste of the American t- a d: inking public ii;i. changed since World War II. according to Mr Harney i > Brien. co-founder of a tea company. At the outset of Wor! i War II. says Mrs. O'Brien. Ameri cans consumed a considerable amount of green teas, but were deprived of them due to war time shortages. Now that Jap anese green and Formosa oolongs arc again available, there is little demand for them in the market. It .-rems as if America was switched perma nently t- black Irish style teas." Irish sty 'e tea. Mis (>' Brien points out. is a mixture < i the fils-.-- (Yv! ' h'.n . and India black tea - Tic- niain t r ■■u.tia| (lift"fence 'net. ceil ti ■ A : -la '. and It lh tea drinker «on tends Mi : O'Hmcii. who a scits that the . id' '" '. ate I 1,-a di a Yu / r e ::1 1 that the Aimii ican di ' - ill■! drink lie- tea at tea fifty per re: sumed ill u. .- t he i-\ e i) rt-it'll re , • : ci lit the r nine per with only i iian o : win u ii drunk at tea tin. e oi evening parties

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