A Lovely Pot of Tea

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A Lovely Pot of Tea

11-08-2010 07:45 AM

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A Lovely Pot of Tea


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A Lovely Pot of Tea

You may think a pot of tea is simply pouring water in a cup, but the British Food Trust suggest there is correct way to brew a lovely pot of tea. Whatever tea you use, the actual ceremony of making a pot of tea has to be done properly!

Ingredients:
1 Teaspoon of tea leaves per person
Boiling water
Sugar, to taste
Milk or lemon, to taste

Method:
*Fill the kettle with fresh cold water and bring it to the boil.

*Meanwhile, swirl hot water around in the teapot (preferably china or earthenware). This warming ensures that the water will remain at boiling point when it hits the tea leaves.

*Just before the kettle boils, empty the water out of the teapot and put in the tea leaves. Take the teapot to the kettle and fill it with the freshly boiled water.

*Stir the tea briefly, then put the lid on the pot and leave the tea to brew for three to six minutes, depending on the size of the leaves (larger-leaved teas take longer). Pour the tea through a strainer into the cup, and then add milk, sugar etc.

*You can serve a second cup from the same pot of tea, but after 15 minutes a new pot must be made - the same procedure all over again - as the tea will not only have cooled, but will have become bitter with excess tannin.








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