In 1680 the French social critic Marquise de Sevigne made the first mention of adding this to tea
... Mme de 
Svign was very close to her daughter, and sent her the first of her... [DOC] [TLE] Tea & Me - First Cup is a Thoughts of a Rural Woman by Rebecca ... [PAR] The high cost of the tea (over $100 per pound) made it, at first, the domain of the 
wealthy, ...