The Perfect Cup of Tea
Us Brits probably drink more tea than any other country in the world. We are always putting on the kettle for a cuppa. Breakfast, 11 o'clock, lunch, and afternoon tea. Tea can be drunk at any time and is often the first thing people say to each other ' get the kettle on'. You don't need an excuse to have a drink of tea. A cup of tea is often drunk to make you relax and take a break for a few minutes. Often drunk in a crisis or when bad news is received. In-fact any time anywhere you can drink a cup of tea.
I like to drink a cup of tea at 11am and 4pm. Just sitting, taking time to reflect and enjoy the flavour.
I also like mint tea and when gardening often throw a few leaves of mint into a mug and add boiling water. Leave for 3 minutes before drinking (the leaves can be left in whilst drinking)
Afternoon Tea is different to drinking a cup of tea in the afternoon.
Afternoon Tea is a tea-related ritual, introduced in Britain in the early 1840s. It evolved as a mini meal to stem the hunger and anticipation of an evening meal at 8pm.
Afternoon Tea is a meal composed of sandwiches (usually cut delicately into 'fingers'), scones with clotted cream and jam, sweet pastries and cakes. Interestingly, scones were not a common feature of early Afternoon Tea and were only introduced in the twentieth century.
Tea has to be made properly in order for it to have some flavour. Dunking a teabag in tepid water water for a few seconds is totally wrong on every count. Not everyone makes tea with tea leaves in a pot. I often just use a teabag and tastes equally as good. The key is to use good quality tea whether it be leaves or bags
How to make a cup of tea using a teabag
Fill the kettle with fresh cold water
Boil the kettle to a rolling boil
Place 1 teabag into a mug
Pour on the boiling water and leave for 4 minutes.
Remove the teabag and add milk if you wish
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