Guest guest Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 On Monday, July 21, 2003, at 08:56 AM, wrote: > Making A Proper Pot Of Tea > > Making a proper pot of tea is not a mystery known only to the British! > Some very simple rules apply, and when followed correctly will produce > the beverage you will lovingly linger over. > > Ingredients needed: > Good tea, freshly boiled water and the patience to wait 5 minutes. > > 1) Take a clean teapot that is a round earthenware or porcelain pot and > fill it with water from a measuring cup to determine how many 6 ounce > cups your teapot holds. Pour out the measured water and refill your > teapot with hot water to preheat it. Let it sit for several minutes to > warm and then empty out the water. (You can let the pot warm while > boiling the water.) Okay so far. > > 2) Use one teabag per cup of tea. Place tea bags directly into your > teapot. BAG? Barbaric. Loose tea only. Heavens. > > 3) Take your empty teakettle and fill it with cold water. > > 4) Place the water on the stove on high heat and bring to a vigorous > boil. > > 5) Have your teapot next to the kettle in anticipation of the right > moment. At the point at which the water reaches a full rolling boil, > pour the boiling water into your pot immediately. > > 6) Put the lid on your teapot and wait five minutes. At this point, you > may cover the teapot with a tea cozy to slow down the cooling of the > water while the tea is brewing. Steeping time varies with the tea, the desired brew, and individual taste, but five minutes is about right. > > 7) After you have waited five minutes, lift the lid and give the tea a > quick stir before serving. Serve immediately or the tea will be > overbrewed. Hm. Given that Yanks like their tea tepid and weak, I suppose this is all right, but *shudder*. > > 8) Offer cubes of sugar, cream, slice of Lemon, Gabby's Honey sticks, > Gabby's Ladybug cookies and our English Toffee Cookies. Biscuits, please -- Walker's shortbread'll do. > > 9) Good teas for tea parties or tea for one are Gabby's our traditional > teas- Darjeeling, Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Jasmine Rose or Sun, > Moon and Stars! *sigh* Each for different use, of course. I commandeered a thread about tea-drinking on FORTEAN TIMES MESSAGE BOARDS once. Shocking variations occur, as one may imagine. *w* > > I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. - Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 The Stewarts wrote: -- Walker's shortbread'll do. * Oh, I am enamored with their wiskey shortbread...I only found it once, and am going nuts looking! Their regular shortbread is ok, but nowhere near as good! ~Pixx == http://pixxart.com the Art of Living in Health, Peace, & Light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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