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kenick


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i've been on vacation the last couple of days.  didn't go anyhwere or do anything -- spent most of the time between being a mouse potato and couch potato.  Dido appeared on one of the morning shows here and they asked her what she missed most about home, and she replied "Tea".  she said that American's don't really know how to make tea, so i figure there's a real good chance i'm doing it wrong.


any pointers?



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Don't bother with the teapot thing (they ain't worth the bother - all this warming the pot and letting it mash )
just dunk ya teabag in ya mug, whizz it round for a bit, dunk it in and out of the water a few times, whip it out add milk & sugar and Bob's your uncle.




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bonniepirateanne


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SUSAN! this is blasphemy!!!


i can't believe you call yourself a brit..


let me correct the previous post kenick.. as a tea addict i can assure you there are about 13 different ways to make a cup of tea and very few of them are right


so.. to contradict (mud wrestly soot?):


you should boil the water in the kettle (something i know many american homes are without.. interestingly enough, i think maybe you have one tho.. hopefully)


you MUST then pour a small amount of the water into the TEAPOT .. swish it around and pour that water out **warming the pot** (very important)


then start to pour the rest of the water in the pot and throw in two (or three) teabags.. (not those sweet tea lipton type ones.. try english/irish breakfast) ..


put a little bit of milk in the bottom of your cup FIRST .. then pour the tea - the sooner you pour the tea from the pot, the weaker it'll be - this is where you get to choose.. hehe


and i rest.. the tea making process is an art, and dido is correct..  teabag in a cup: .. squeezed teabags:.. american tea in general:


(i lived out in NC for a year, it was a difficult tealess time )



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Right KT.  Get your kit off.  Lather yourself up good & proper this is gonna get dirty!

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bonniepirateanne


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susan my friend, you are going


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Only if I take you with me <tug> <slip> <grapple> Ooops, sorry!

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hmm.. as a punishment i think you should have to drink some of your own tea blehhh

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Once I'm all cleaned up KT I'll have a nice cuppa.

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bonniepirateanne


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that's definately a misuse of the word 'nice'

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Looks like go time! I'll be stepping back now.

I always remembered Canucks drink Red Rose, tea bag in cup, but water boiled in an electric or oven kettle.

Milk in tea? Sacre merde!

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Oh, and I don't drink tea incidentally.

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 Milk in tea? Sacre merde! "

 


Nate what kinda tea do you drink....I drink tea all the time, and how KT has described it is EXACTLY it sorry sooty none of this dunking the teabag in the cup crap, mash the tea, not too long mind, and pour in cup.  ALWAYS put the milk in first.  Mashing should only take about 2 minutes then it's ready.  You can usually get about 2 cups of tea per teabag



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"Oh, and I don't drink tea incidentally. "
My appologies nate, I was typing my message as you posted this.  I will excuse you from this bollocking but you really ought to try british tea, us brits are famous for our tea

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bonniepirateanne


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mitchell you are a wise man


nucker.. do  you think that the no-milk thing is the reason you don't drink tea.. ever  thought of that.. huh? huh?




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Yeah nucker...what say you!!!

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I don't mind the bollocking so much, I in all liklihood deserved it.

Milk in beverages other than Milk? Eh-eh.

I.e., Coffee: Hold the milk. Tea: Hold the milk (and Tea). Pepsi: Hold the milk. Beer: Hold the milk. Milk: Add milk.

Yes-no?

Tea's probably pretty good ****, I'm just a coffee man and run with that.

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... I don't even like milk in dry cereal.

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bonniepirateanne


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nucks, it's probably not wise to run with coffee, be careful you don't burn yourself man

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well, that's a lousy excuse if ever I heard one...lol  I think instead of JD's, we ought to post you some teabags with instructions on how to use them...



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Thanks for the advice KT!

Mitchell, you no think the jamified biscuits go well with Coffee then?

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Hmmm....<pauses a moment to ponder on the implications of the next response>


 


Well, of course JD's go with anything, but until you've tried tea in the correct way, and dunked your JD in your tea, you can't fully appreciate the JD



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King, does Mitchell speak the truth?

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kenick


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Wow!  looks like i started something.  it's a good thing y'all don't discuss politics here. that might get really heated.

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Probably less controversial here then UK Tea.

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We did talk politics once since I've been here. We all seemed to agree.

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quote:
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"Only if I take you with me <tug> <slip> <grapple> Ooops, sorry! "
Whoops!

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Ah - images of attractive women "Lathered up" and wrestling - I always miss the good stuff.....


Anywho - a teabag in a mug is JUST FINE! - bit of milk (yes even long life) and any sugar or sweetner that happens to be around - BUT


NO milk and honey instead of sugar is also good to go...... I like anything hot and wet....... leave it......



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Tea from a pot is infinitely preferable to a mug-job. 


Trust me on this.



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Joe


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Dang, missed the wrestling

But im with nate on the "no milk in anything but milk" Black tea, black coffee, milky milk. Although i do have to say that i need milk for my cereal (when i eat it that is), especially weetabix - hot milk and plenty of sugar on each one = yum!!

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Tea without milk is a very different drink.  I'll take it either way (the tea you dirty basserd!) but I definitely prefer it with.


No milk in coffee.  Only girls drink milky coffee (Stead )


No sugar in anything.  If I wanted to drink something that tasted like sugar, I'd drink...erm... sugar.



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