Receiving and eating Wagashi
Usually one of the first things brought into the Chashitsu is a bowl or dish with sweets called Wagashi. Teishu will sit in front of the Shokyaku and place the dish in between them. Teishu bows and verbally indicates that these are sweets for the guests to eat. Shokyaku bows back and with both hands moves the bowl to the right. These sweets are not to be eaten immediately but only when Teishu has warmed the Chawan with hot water from the Kama and discarded the waste water into the Kensui.
--> The Hachi with Wagashi, may they be moist or dry, is moved with two hands in front of the knees. Kaishi paper is usually a bunch of square washi paper sheets folded in half. The outer sheet is removed and placed on top of the Kaishi pile and then placed in front of the knees. When Omogashi (moist, main sweet) is served, it is usually accompanied by Kuromoji,which are sweet picks. Kuromoji look like chopsticks but have an obvious wooden look. The Kuromoji are usually placed on the lit and have to be placed on the Kaishi before removing the lit. The lit of the Hachi is lifted with both hands, and then the right hand grabs the lit above the left hand. (lit is vertical) The left hand moves to hold the lit underneath and it is placed up-side down next to the Hachi. The Kuromoji is picked up by the righ hand with little assistance of the left hand and one piece of Omogashi is transferred to the Kaishi paper. Now the Kuromoji must have some sticky jelly or Anko paste from the Omogashi stuck to it so it needs to be wiped with the kaishi before returning it to the Hachi. Place half of the Kuromoji on the corner of the Kaishi. Fold the corner of the Kaishi over the Kuromoji and pull the Kuromoji so that any sticky material is wiped-off by the paper. The lit is returned on top of the Hachi in the reverse order and Kuromoji is placed on the lit. Use both hands to slightly lift the Hachi and move it to the left as far as possible. The Jikyaku and following guests will take the sweets in the same way.