StephenFord 866 Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 But what's the point of warming the pot if you are going to make the tea with a teabag in the mug? Or am I missing something..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 I always pour boiling water into my mug swill it round and empty it, before placing the teabag and adding boiling water. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 370 Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 When I was young, there used to be blue enamel signs all over the place for "Mazawattee Tea" around where my aunt lived in East Anglia. Never tried it though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 Thought that was a wacing car, as pwonounced by someone who couldn't woll his R's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 I grew up drinking Typhoo tea, with sterilized milk. I shudder at the thought of that milk now. I guess it didn't go off as quick as the flat top milk, and we only had the pantry floor as our 'fridge'. When we first got married we lived next door to a farmhouse in Langar and got very friendly with the farmer and his wife. They only shopped in Melton Mowbray [on market days of course] and only had their tea from a little shop on the main street, had the name Sally in the title name. I got their tea for them sometimes, it was in a blue packet, wish I could remember its name, it was lovely tea [loose leaf] Most likely gone out of business now, both the shop and the tea. We drink Yorkshire nowadays, my brother brings catering size bags of it over with him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Melton stilton: #15 Check out the standard Yorkshire tea - it has a higher percentage of certified tea than the Gold. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 The recommendation from a Sri Lankan tea estate I visited was "Never, ever, use tea bag tea." The manager then went on to show me why. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Tell us then Compo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Why Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Here's a message we sometimes forget. Cheap tea requires more per pot thus reducing apparent savings: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted September 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Iv allways wondered this - what's the difference between '1 cup' tea bags and regular tea bags? Iv notices typhoo do 1 cup bags and normal, personally I can't taste the difference! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 I do use tea bags - good loose tea is hard to find here - BUT, I always use a teapot and it is always warmed first. Tea made with a bag in the mug never tastes right to me and seems a lazy way of doing it. We even have a teapot in the RV! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 One-cup tea-bags are obviously for making two MUGS of tea with... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Basfordred and Carni: This is a tea grader. The teas fall into the boxes from the machine. Owt that's left at the end goes into tea your ordinary tea bags. In other words - DROSS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted September 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 One-cup tea-bags are obviously for making two MUGS of tea with... I know it's a stupid question, but it confused me as I thought all tea bags were meant to make one cup of tea! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Hi Pixie - I wasn't being sarcastic! I consider any "one-cup" teabag should be sufficient octane to give two full mugs of tea. Mind you, neither I nor my good lady like it too strong (her mum calls it young people's tea !) - Reminds me of an old TV advert that my mum used to quote "Dear Aunt Jane pours out pure rain, but mother sees we've Co-op teas." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MELTONSTILTON 452 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 I am now a tea drinker but as a kid, I detested it, because my mum used the old rule, 1 spoon of tea for each person, and one for the pot, we had a huge teapot and with 6 of us it was a lot of tea, and STRONG, she also kept the pot on the side of the Rayburn, which stewed it even more, We called "it Mums stew", when we has visitors, for some strange reason they declined a cup of tea if mum made it, but drank it if dad made the tea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 #64 Compo Thank you for your reply, It sounds a bit off putting, but i will turn a blind eye because its so convenient to use Tea Bags. Ooh i think i'l put the kettle on. Anyone fancy a cuppa. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MELTONSTILTON 452 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Milk and two sugars please Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Change of plan, ask Catherine to put kettle on, we are all coming to yours, there is only 150 of us. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Speaking of weak tea, if presented with a cup my dad would say "when I was that weak they were sitting up all night with me!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 My mam would say, this looks like a bleddy fortnight [too weak] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo48 928 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Dads term for weak tea, was "Its like gnats p*ss" he was ex navy so got used to stand your spoon up in it stuff ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MELTONSTILTON 452 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Dad used to say "The tea was so weak it could be a fortnight" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Mum + step dad popped down yesterday, I ran out of tea bags and my strainer things were soaking (they go horrible after a while but I find boiling water and white vinegar brings them back to new) so I opened my new strainer ball things, these were only £1 off eBay as aposed to my £4.90 ones in soak. So as my step dad is drinking his cuppa... He noticed around half of the leaves I used were in the bottom of the mug!! Now that couldn't of been a nice cuppa tea! Was in co op earlier and saw the boxes of 99's. Decided to stick to what I know and buy PG tips. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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