Proper tea (and theft)

[luckykaa]

There's a depressing series of letters in the Telegraph.  People no longer know how to make tea.

One chap put the tea leaves into the "tea sieve" and poured hot water over that.  Another story told how his elderly mother was judged non-compos-mentis after a stroke, given that she poured water into the pot, then poured it away, and then put tea and hot water in again.  They didn't believe the son when he explaioned that you're supposed to warm the pot first. 

The only solution to this decline in standards is to have tea making as a fundamental requirement before enroling on a GCSE course. 

And yes, I realise some people are critical of my british habit of adding milk...  Well, I like it that way.

On the subject of stupid people - some bloke in a van asked me if I wanted to buy some speakers.  Surprised this scam is still going.

Comments

[tyrshundr.livejournal.com]

some bloke in a van asked me if I wanted to buy some speakers.

Tell him you want Michael Martins or failing that a set of Boothroyds

[tictactoepony.livejournal.com]

Has anyone pointed said readers to the genuine British Standards committee document for the standard cup of tea?
(News article here)

[luckykaa.livejournal.com]

Yes, but it doesn't specify that the pot should be warmed. Resulting in a substandard cuppa.

[tictactoepony.livejournal.com]

yes, but that was probably just the abbreviated version for inclusion in a newspaper article.
I daresay the complete version may include that step.

Could never quite understand teapot warming, but I seem to do it anyway.