4 Tea
Gomez enjoyed tea. He found it to be a much needed delicacy. More calming than wine, less simulating than coffee. There were health benefits of tea. It strengthened the immune system and cleansed the body which for him was much needed after all of the cigars he smoked daily. He liked jasmine and chamomile, peppermint with a hint of lemon, much of the time ginger. He preferred his tea slightly bitter. He didn't like much sugar. In anything he'd never been much of a fan of sugary foods or drinks.
Morticia shared his love of tea. She liked hers bitter as well, more so than his. They'd spent many rainy afternoons over the years sitting in front of the fire in the living room sipping ginseng tea while the rain poured and the thunder shook the house.
It seemed like a lot of important conversations he'd had over the years were over tea. Several business deals that led him to be the successful tycoon he was now. The editor of TIME Magazine had once come over to invite him to be on the front page and the conversation was held over tea in the garden (while also surrounded by snakes, poison ivy, and quick sand).
Many years ago his mother had told him he was to marry Morticia's older sister Ophelia. He'd gone to their house and sat down over fresh peppermint tea with the Frump's and quickly learned that he didn't like Ophelia at all and could never spend his life with such a girl. It had also been over tea that that he and Morticia had told her mother that they were in love and he refused to marry Ophelia.
Maybe it was that tea set a calm mood over everything. It made life a lot easier and more peaceful.