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Author Topic: How Do You Like Your Tea? Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 12-27-2003 09:17 PM                     By the cup or by the pot? Leaves or bag? What kind of tea? Boiling water or just hot water? Do you pour the water over the bag or does the bag go into the water? What about sugar? White granulated? Milled cane? Brown sugar? or honey? Milk? Cream? Lemon? How do you like your tea?  |  IP: Logged Mike Fitzgerald Expert Film Handler Posts: 224 From: Castle Hayne, NC, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 12-27-2003 10:31 PM                     Only Barrys Irish Tea with a little milk no sugar. I boil the water put the teabag in a prewarmed cup and steep for a couple of minutes and enjoy. My cousin come in from Ireland twice a year and keeps me supplied.  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 12-27-2003 11:04 PM                        For "black" teas, British Breakfast or Earl Grey; cream (half-n-half) and sugar (raw cane or honey). Water boiling as it hits the tea in a pre-warmed pot or cup. Usually have to settle for bags. For "green" teas, Oolong, Genmai, Ban, Uji; hot, straight up. Again usually have to settle for bags, but I can get the Genmai in bulk and I have a real teapot to steep it in.  |  IP: Logged Gracia L. Babbidge Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 709 From: Bowdoin, Maine Registered: Aug 2000 posted 12-28-2003 12:57 AM                        I own a few teapots, sometimes I drink tea by the cup, sometimes I opt to make a whole pot - it all varies with what kind of 'tea mood' I'm in. In general, I use teabags. Although, I have been known to use tea leaves in my coffee maker - in fact my coffee maker has brewed more tea than coffee! I prefer the water hot, not boiling, and pour the water over the tea, and cover the vessel in which it is steeping. Steeping times vary from tea to tea - for example the 'Taylors of Harrogate' Yorkshire tea that I'm fond of only needs to steep for about three minutes, whereas most of the other black teas I have need to steep anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes. In black tea, I tend to add about two teaspoons of granulated sugar, and a splash of cream - such as half & half, light or even heavy cream, milk is a last resort. Occasionally I'll instead use an amaretto flavored creamer instead. In herbal teas I add about a tablespoon of honey. However, each tea is different, and the amount of what gets added sometimes needs to be adjusted a wee bit. There are many teas that I like a lot, some of them are: from Taylors of Harrogate - Yorkshire, and Yorkshire Gold from Stash - Grean & White Fusion, Chai Spice, Earl Grey from Bigelows - Earl Grey, and Raspberry Royale from Tazo - Zen blend from Traditional Medicinals - Raspberry Leaf, Female Toner, Throat Coat, and Lemon Echinacea Throat Coat from Celestial Seasonings - Tuscany Orange Spice, Rainbow of Berries, Emperor's Choice, Almond Sunset, Chamomile, Gingerbread Spice, Apple Spice, and Devonshire English Breakfast ...Yeah, so I do love tea!  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 12-28-2003 01:03 AM                     Boil water in a kettle, pour water into glass, insert Lipton's tea bag into water, let it settle for awhile, and then drink up! Yummy! AJG  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 12-28-2003 01:14 AM                     I like it how my Grandma makes it, not sure how.  |  IP: Logged Hugh McCullough Expert Film Handler Posts: 147 From: Old Coulsdon, Surrey, UK Registered: Jan 2003 posted 12-28-2003 07:19 AM                        There is only one way to make a decent cup of tea. The old fashioned Belfast way. Pour a small quantity of milk into a cup, add sugar to taste. Put water into a saucepan, and add two teaspoons of tea leaves. Bring to the boil & simmer for two minutes. Strain into cup and enjoy.  |  IP: Logged Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 12-28-2003 08:14 AM                     Lipton bags. Boiling water into the cup with the tea bag. Dip the bag until the tea 'looks right,' Remove the tea bag, add a small spoon of sugar, and add milk. What a way to get warm on a cold day in the mountains.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 12-28-2003 11:58 AM                     How do warm drinks affect homeostasis? Do they truly warm you up or do they trick your body into cooling further?  |  IP: Logged Ian Price Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1714 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-28-2003 12:53 PM                     Chai tea in a tea-bag (strong). Sugar and Half & Half. But mostly coffee, French Roast, finely ground, French Press, sugar and half & half. Both help the 35-mile commute be more enjoyable. And both are a recent addition to my lifestyle.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-28-2003 01:24 PM                     By the Pot First the kettle is filled with fresh cold water and brought to a boil The tea pot is pre warmed and loose or bags don't make a big difference As soon as it comes to a boil pour it in I use Homoginised milk no sugar The tea brand varries but usually is one of Red Rose Flowerdale PG tips Brooke Bond Red Label Lipton Yellow Lable Twinnings Earl Grey and sometime Oulong and Jasmine tea (the name I can't translate from the tins I buy in chinatown  |  IP: Logged Andy Muirhead Master Film Handler Posts: 323 From: Galashiels, Scotland Registered: Dec 2000 posted 12-28-2003 08:07 PM                     I can't function in the morning without a good cup of tea and a cigarette! Hot and sweet, dudes. Put a teabag in a mug, add sugar (i like 6 spoons), pour in boiling water, stir, then squeeze the tea bag against the side of your mug, retract tea bag and casually throw into bin, add milk until tea is brown, light cigarette (optional), drink. Ah!  |  IP: Logged Gracia L. Babbidge Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 709 From: Bowdoin, Maine Registered: Aug 2000 posted 12-29-2003 01:50 AM                        Looks like at least a handful of booth people are fellow tea fiends!  |  IP: Logged Christopher Duvall Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 500 From: Denver, CO Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-29-2003 01:52 AM                     How do I like my tea... not in my cup...I hate the stuff.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 12-29-2003 03:05 AM                     Every time I hear of tea I am reminded of that horrific movie "Howard's End", where a bunch of British women sit around day after day talking about how lovely it would be to return to Howard's End, drinking tea non-stop. The Brits can have it. Just don't seperate me from my Coca-Cola.  |  IP: Logged

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