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Cup of tea

fenlandaddick
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Nearly spat mine out after reading this.
Tea should be made with leaves, in a pot with sugar and milk added after pouring. A thorough stir should follow.
Anything else is an affront to our great nation. 😉
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Its comes from an American. Enough said.4
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golfaddick said:Its comes from an American. Enough said.4
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Interestingly, I don’t drink tea anymore, it’s coffee for me.0
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sillav nitram said:Interestingly, I don’t drink tea anymore, it’s coffee for me.34
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Some of the comments are quite witty.
But seriously why is there a need to wind up an entire nation over something the whole world knows we do best and is so basic that Fenlandaddick can describe the correct method in one sentence?
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charltonkeston said:Some of the comments are quite witty.
But seriously why is there a need to wind up an entire nation over something the whole world knows we do best and is so basic that Fenlandaddick can describe the correct method in one sentence?"the whole world knows we do best"Ffs don't tell an Indian that.3 -
Baldybonce said:charltonkeston said:Some of the comments are quite witty.
But seriously why is there a need to wind up an entire nation over something the whole world knows we do best and is so basic that Fenlandaddick can describe the correct method in one sentence?"the whole world knows we do best"Ffs don't tell an Indian that.6 -
Bloody Yanks!!!0
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That scientist wants his hard drive checking.
Wrong un.6 -
I like the Manor Cafe in Lee, but a cup of tea is hot water with an unspecified amount of milk in it and a tea bag which you’re then supposed to spin and manipulate yourself.
Nowhere to put your tea bag when you hoik it out, and worse of all way too much milk.
You can always add a bit of milk, but you can’t take it out!
Loads of cafes use this sacrilegious method, and many a time I have demanded a new cup of tea because there is too much milk, and pre poured milk (before the hot water is added from a machine) reduces the temperature when the water needs to be at least 93degrees to make tea properly.
Loads of cafes use this method, but for £1.40 a cup it’s simply not good enough.8 -
Me old Mum never says "I'm going to make a cup of tea", it's always "I'm going to make a pot of tea"
Always warm the pot first; 1 spoonful of tea per person and 1 for the pot; let it brew but never let it stew. Pour and add a splash of milk and sugar if desired.
I long ago succumbed to the convenience of a tea bag in the cup, add boiling water and milk.
Never tastes as good as Mums though.5 -
…..and don’t get me started on UHT milk which is the discharge of the devil.4
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….and another thing, describing tea as ‘strong’ is used by a lot of people to quantify how milky or not it is.
They are quite wrong.
The strength of tea depends on the infusion process, tea before any milk is added should be a beautiful golden brown, something that can be judged by looking at the colour against the spoon, if it can’t be seen, or the tea is virtually black, it has brewed too long and all you taste is bitter tannin.
Sainsbury’s gold label tea bags are the best incidentally.1 -
Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:Me old Mum never says "I'm going to make a cup of tea", it's always "I'm going to make a pot of tea"
Always warm the pot first; 1 spoonful of tea per person and 1 for the pot; let it brew but never let it stew. Pour and add a splash of milk and sugar if desired.
I long ago succumbed to the convenience of a tea bag in the cup, add boiling water and milk.
Never tastes as good as Mums though.2 -
iaitch said:Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:Me old Mum never says "I'm going to make a cup of tea", it's always "I'm going to make a pot of tea"
Always warm the pot first; 1 spoonful of tea per person and 1 for the pot; let it brew but never let it stew. Pour and add a splash of milk and sugar if desired.
I long ago succumbed to the convenience of a tea bag in the cup, add boiling water and milk.
Never tastes as good as Mums though.5 -
I warm the cups with 40 seconds in the microwave, but be warned, don’t put them in the middle, they end up red hot.0
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Its safe to say we like Yorkshire Tea in our household!
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Baldybonce said:charltonkeston said:Some of the comments are quite witty.
But seriously why is there a need to wind up an entire nation over something the whole world knows we do best and is so basic that Fenlandaddick can describe the correct method in one sentence?"the whole world knows we do best"Ffs don't tell an Indian that.
I'm off to India in few weeks so I will try to turn things around for them.1 -
fenlandaddick said:Nearly spat mine out after reading this.Tea should be made with leaves, in a pot with sugar and milk added after pouring. A thorough stir should follow.Anything else is an affront to our great nation. 😉6
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Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:iaitch said:Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:Me old Mum never says "I'm going to make a cup of tea", it's always "I'm going to make a pot of tea"
Always warm the pot first; 1 spoonful of tea per person and 1 for the pot; let it brew but never let it stew. Pour and add a splash of milk and sugar if desired.
I long ago succumbed to the convenience of a tea bag in the cup, add boiling water and milk.
Never tastes as good as Mums though.0 -
seth plum said:….and another thing, describing tea as ‘strong’ is used by a lot of people to quantify how milky or not it is.
They are quite wrong.
The strength of tea depends on the infusion process, tea before any milk is added should be a beautiful golden brown, something that can be judged by looking at the colour against the spoon, if it can’t be seen, or the tea is virtually black, it has brewed too long and all you taste is bitter tannin.
Sainsbury’s gold label tea bags are the best incidentally.0 -
fadgadget said:seth plum said:….and another thing, describing tea as ‘strong’ is used by a lot of people to quantify how milky or not it is.
They are quite wrong.
The strength of tea depends on the infusion process, tea before any milk is added should be a beautiful golden brown, something that can be judged by looking at the colour against the spoon, if it can’t be seen, or the tea is virtually black, it has brewed too long and all you taste is bitter tannin.
Sainsbury’s gold label tea bags are the best incidentally.
Coming from an Irish background I would like to suggest that the Irish are as equally passionate about a decent cup of tea as the British.0 -
seth plum said:fadgadget said:seth plum said:….and another thing, describing tea as ‘strong’ is used by a lot of people to quantify how milky or not it is.
They are quite wrong.
The strength of tea depends on the infusion process, tea before any milk is added should be a beautiful golden brown, something that can be judged by looking at the colour against the spoon, if it can’t be seen, or the tea is virtually black, it has brewed too long and all you taste is bitter tannin.
Sainsbury’s gold label tea bags are the best incidentally.
Coming from an Irish background I would like to suggest that the Irish are as equally passionate about a decent cup of tea as the British.0 -
seth plum said:….and another thing, describing tea as ‘strong’ is used by a lot of people to quantify how milky or not it is.
They are quite wrong.
The strength of tea depends on the infusion process, tea before any milk is added should be a beautiful golden brown, something that can be judged by looking at the colour against the spoon, if it can’t be seen, or the tea is virtually black, it has brewed too long and all you taste is bitter tannin.
Sainsbury’s gold label tea bags are the best incidentally.1 -
Don't Americans possess kettles ? What's all this heating a cup in the microwave business.
And I really dont care if its milk first or not. Obviously milk last as you can then add how much you need depending on how much water etc but it's no biggie.2 -
Isnt the whole milk first thing to do with the fine China cups they used back in the day , the cold milk first to stop the boiling water cracking the cup ?2