Cup Cozy

Since the rise of humble teabag which was introduced in the UK by Tetley Tea in 1953, the art of making a real cup of English tea has been on the decline, with many 'tea drinkers' choosing to crush them in a tea cup. Of course, back in Victorian times, taking tea was more than one event, with tea and "a homogeneous mixture of a mixture of tea leaves themselves. Interestingly, the tea bag was first recorded around 1908. Introduced by a gentleman named Thomas Sullivan, United States. The Victorian Tea connoisseurs must have dismissed the idea. After all, the Victorians enjoyed the whole event to drink tea and chat - Why would they want to speed up the process?

To make a real cup of tea you'll need ...
A quality blend of tea leaves. Loose tea is best, but a good brand of tea bags will suffice. (Remember that if the leaves were cheap - the tea will taste so) If you choose to use sheets that you'll need a tea strainer.

You'll also need a full kettle of boiling water, a teapot, a spoon, a cup or a porcelain cup and saucer, milk and sugar to taste.

First pour about a quarter of a pint of boiling water into the teapot. Put the lid on the teapot and swill the hot water inside the teapot before pouring the water on the spout and into the sink. This is called the "warming the pot '.

Warming the teapot ensures that when the pot is filled with water for tea, the water stays warm and custom loose all the heat that early tea. Keep water hot tea, not only keeps the tea ended at the optimum temperature for drinking, but also contributes to the infusion of tea itself. Piping hot water aids the tea leaves to spread.

One of the teapot is hot, you must add the tea leaves. The general rule is to add a teaspoon of loose tea or one teabag for each person who will make the tea, and "One for the Pot '. Therefore, if five people are to take tea, you should add six teaspoons of tea leaves or six tea bags in the teapot.

Now, pour over boiling water. You should add enough water to fill cup of tea for everyone. Put the lid on the pot to retain heat. Leave the tea to stand for two minutes.

Then remove the lid of the pot and stir the tea with a spoon. Replace the lid and let stand again for two minutes. The tea is ready to pay.

China cups are best for drinking tea from, which explains why the Victorians chose to drink tea in beautiful china. It is simply the taste of tea better.

The controversy has been raised as to when the milk should be added to tea. Some people say that milk should be poured into the first and others say that the tea is poured first. Obviously as a nation we have become accustomed to a cup of tea. In this way, the tea is always added first. However, to make a real cup of English tea, milk is always added to the first cup, followed by tea.

Sugar is added as the last to taste. A bowl of sugar is necessary because it largely depends on the size of the cup to the amount of sugar you take in your tea. Over a cup of sugar, the more you'll need. Of course, with just a small porcelain cup you need much less sugar.

When the tea was poured, the teapot should be again filled with boiling water in preparation for a second dose. Mix tea and replace the lid and the lid of the teapot with a tea cozy to keep the tea warm. When you drink your first cup of tea, the second batch of tea will be ready for pouring.

We need to bring the art of tea. It is a relaxing social event that everyone young and old can enjoy. Funny is not how we buy little girls pretty little tea sets to make imaginary tea for their dollies, and yet, as adults, we have removed the fun and we ju.