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Right then, no googling, who knows what the PG in PG tips stands for?
I didn't google it but am guessing......."putrid gunk" ? Well? Am I right?
Tell you what, I'll chuck some vodka in with the tea.........best of both worlds;)
Step away from the tay! You heard me! :mad:0 -
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campingcarist wrote: »Patricia and Gary, the two monkeys who did the advert? That's a bit circular, since the tea existed long before the ads! 0
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Riveting subject this. :rolleyes: My preference:
Tea should be made in a previously heated stainless steel teapot. If you make tea in a cold teapot it reduces the temperature of the tea, stands to reason, and we can't have that!
Add teabags or tea leaves to heated teapot.
Add freshly boiled water.
Tea should be left to 'draw' for about 43 seconds to one minute, depending on preferred taste. Only real tea-drinkers understand this vitally important step. Then the tea should be stirred with a stainless steel spoon in a clockwise direction, no less than six turns, and no more than eight turns.
Tea should be now poured into a large mug, with proper handles leaving enough room for the required amount of milk.
Milk goes in next.
Preferred amount of sugar goes in next.
Stir it all together with a proper stainless steel teaspoon in a clockwise direction until all the sugar is dissolved.
Drink tea. Aaaaaaaah! Snuggle down into comfy chair and smile happily. On cold days, wrap fingers round hot cuppa.
End of story. No more to be said. All other instructions are wrong of course,
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Jellybaby1 wrote: »Riveting subject this. :rolleyes: My preference:
Tea should be made in a previously heated stainless steel teapot. If you make tea in a cold teapot it reduces the temperature of the tea, stands to reason, and we can't have that!
Add teabags or tea leaves to heated teapot.
Add freshly boiled water.
Tea should be left to 'draw' for about 43 seconds to one minute, depending on preferred taste. Only real tea-drinkers understand this vitally important step. Then the tea should be stirred with a stainless steel spoon in a clockwise direction, no less than six turns, and no more than eight turns.
Tea should be now poured into a large mug, with proper handles leaving enough room for the required amount of milk.
Milk goes in next.
Preferred amount of sugar goes in next.
Stir it all together with a proper stainless steel teaspoon in a clockwise direction until all the sugar is dissolved.
Drink tea. Aaaaaaaah! Snuggle down into comfy chair and smile happily. On cold days, wrap fingers round hot cuppa.
End of story. No more to be said. All other instructions are wrong of course,
While reading this opus, a few alternatives were circulating in my head. Then I read "All other instructions are wrong of course". Now, I'm too scared to suggest alternatives.
Well, maybe.....would it be OK to use a ceramic teapot and spoons? My Chinese buddy gave me a set and I think they might know something about tea. But only if JB approves, of course.
Also, is the stirring in a "clockwise direction" applicable to both earthly hemispheres or, when south of the equator, is it permisable to stir anti-clockwise?
Finally, my watch has a built-in stopwatch but when does the clock start for the "43 to 60 seconds" drawing? From first introduction of freshly boiled water or from when all of the tea / teabags are fully submerged?
Do I need to use a certified calibrated timepiece?
If I'm pouring boiling water, how do I start my stopwatch?
This tea-making is much more complicated than I thought. I only wanted something hot and wet to dunk my ginger nuts in.0 -
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