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Directions:1. Fill the teakettle with freshly drawn cold water. Put the kettle on to boil.
2. While the kettle is heating, pour hot water into the teapot to warm it. Ceramic (china, porcelain, stoneware) or glass teapots work best; tea brewed in a metal teapot may have a metallic taste.
3. Pour the hot water out of the teapot and add the tea. Measure a spoonful of loose tea for each cup desired into the warmed (empty) teapot, plus one extra spoonful for the pot. Most teapots hold five to six cups. If you are using teabags, use one bag less than the desired number of cups. Put the lid back on the pot until the water boils.
4. As soon as the kettle comes to a rolling boil, remove from heat. Overboiling causes the water to lose oxygen, and the resulting brew will taste flat.
5. Pour boiling water into the teapot and let the tea brew from 3 to 6 minutes. Small tea leaves will take less time to brew than large ones.
6. Gently stir the tea before pouring it through a tea strainer into the teacups. If you used teabags, remove them.
7. Depending on the type of tea. Some like it plain, others with lemon, others with sugar cubes, and milk.
8. There are endless varieties of teas to sample. Have fun sharing with friends. |
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Notes: A few steps to follow for brewing a perfect pot of tea, and for other tea related recipes refer to Emilie Barnes Book, "If Teacups Could Talk". A teacup, tea, and this book make great gifts for girls or women in general that like tea. Good read!
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