Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

Originally Posted by Gasman

Boil water, remove from heat and drop in 5 tea bags. Steep for 30 minutes. Pour into a gallon container. Add a cup of sugar, and top off the water.

In a very similar way Russians used to drink their tea. Strong-brewed black tea, then diluted with water, and of course a couple of sugar cubes in the glass.

Originally Posted by Slur

I' d love to see a photo of your morning tea sir.

Perhaps I'll make a short video on how I make my morning cuppa.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Perhaps I'll make a short video on how I make my morning cuppa.

That would be great!

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

I only ever drink loose tea, brewed in a pot, of course, one for the cup one for the pot, at present my morning cuppa in the lovely Yorkshire leaf tea, loads of flavour, I also enjoy but it rather expensive some tippy Assam there are some amazing teas out there, I'm milk & sugar first, but the choice is yours.

That's the way I learned it. It has changed very little since then except I don't count the cups. I've used the same measure so long I count out 6 heeping teaspoons into the basket and pour the water to the level by eye. If I'm just making a cup I put the wire basket in the cup and one spoon for each cup and one for the...cup in this case. Steep for 4 minutes. That's the method for black tea. Tried and true. No reason to change it. Milk and sugar for all black tea except the high mountain teas then sugar only.

Originally Posted by Gasman

I drink Ice tea from tea bags. One of the big-name sellers. None of that fancy stuff or flavored stuff. It's been a staple for as long as I remember. Even when I was a kid growing up in Mom's house.
Boil water, remove from heat and drop in 5 tea bags. Steep for 30 minutes. Pour into a gallon container. Add a cup of sugar, and top off the water.
Coffee is the morning drink.

Now when I'm in the big truck I drink coffee most of the day. Then when I get home it's tea or beer until after diner. Then a mixed drink.
But it's been months since that has happened. Now it's one pot of coffee in the morning. Tea and water depending until evening. The beer and or mixed drink until sleep time.

That's the typical American way and also tried and true. The only things I do differently is I don't steep as long and I fill the pitcher with ice, pour the hot tea over it and then fill the rest of the way with water. Plus I drink iced tea unsweetened.

Edit: By the way, I think Lipton yellow label is one of the best teas for iced tea.

Originally Posted by Slur

That would be great!

MIF (milk in first) as expected. Very British. Enjoy it. Nice video.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Nice one Jamie, I'm going to have to have a cuppa now.

I have a teapot that i use with a tea strainer and don't bother with it too much but maybe I should look out for one with a built in strainer like yours, much less messing about and I could make enough for a second cup.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Excellent! You inspired me sir. I will make some tea like you do. Classic black tea, western-type brew, with milk, AND sugar, AND biscuits.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

I have a question with your instructions.

I would think that you use a teaspoon. But your hands cover the amount, both sugar and tea. A flat or heaping spoon?