Re: How do you like your tea?

Sn!pe wrote:
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> 
> YM,YA.  I have my prized set of four plain white porcelain pint mugs 
> for my tea.  Some might call me a philistine for brewing my tea in a 
> mug but I'm ~very~ particular as to how its done.
> 
> First, warm the mug.  I use the dregs in the bottom of the kettle, 
> reboiled then emptied into the mug.  Refill the kettle with freshly 
> drawn water and set it to boil.  Just before it boils, empty the mug 
> of warming water and put in your tea-bag(s).  I use two Twinings 
> Assam tea-bags, although at a push, PG Tips (monkey) tea will do, or 
> even Yorkshire tea.
> 
> As the kettle comes exactly to the boil, pour the water directly onto
> the tea-bags and watch the colour flood out.  If you're slow with
> this part, you don't get the full flavour.  Stir well with your 
> rotary-action beverage energiser (teaspoon), clockwise in the 
> Northern hemisphere.
> 
> Set your brew to steep.   I take the view that if you want a 
> consistent result, you must use a consistent method so I time mine
> to brew for six minutes.  Hoick out the tea-bags.  I like to sweeten
> my tea with half a teaspoon of mild-flavoured honey, so in it goes
> and give it a good, strong clockwise stirring.  I like my tea very
> dark so I drop a tiny splash of semi-skimmed milk into the centre of
> the vortex, enough to turn the tea just off-black.
> 
> Did I mention that I like my tea?
> 
Yep, you remind me of my dear British roomie - she taught me how to brew
it with loose leaf, how to warm the teapot and all... 5 minutes a brew
for her... we had a timer.

I like honey and a drop of cream in mine.

v - don't remember the clockwise stuff ;)
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