TEA-MAKING AN ART.
THE LATEST METHOD
Serious tea-drinkerv> have diJlerent tlieories as to its proper preparation but there axe one or two rules which apply to all of them. One is that everything the tea goes into should be wanned. '*
Also, that no teapot which contain? tea should be allowed to encounter a draught. The old-fashioned tea-cosy had right on its Aide. A third rule is that the water should be fresh from the tap, and have only just reached the boil when it makes the ten.
The following method makes the best tea, irrespective of blend. Put the fresh cold water (drawn with all the force the tap will permit, so that it contains as much air as possible) into a saucepan, turn on the heat, and drop in the tea the very moment that, the water bubbles all over. Take the saucepan off the heat, put on the lid, and let the tea infuse loi the proper period. Pour the tea through a warmed strainer into a clean, warm pot. ,
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Northern Advocate, 17 December 1932, Page 4
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172TEA-MAKING AN ART. Northern Advocate, 17 December 1932, Page 4
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