Thinking About Tea Pots

Thinking of my time in SLV. So I bring you what I learned in my work study... I am unsure if this is the Irish method as well, but it was how I was to serve tea 5 days a week at 3pm.

Instructions for a proper cup of tea:

1
Clean your teapot and tea kettle. If the last time you made tea was weeks ago, chances are your teapot and kettle could have accumulated dust or mold.

2 
Fill your tea kettle, yes a kettle, with cold water. Fresh cold water, maybe even filtered. Set the kettle on the stove and turn on "high." Or you can use an electric one as well.

3
 When water is near boiling, pour a small amount into your teapot, put on the lid. Swirl the water around and then pour it out completely. This warms your pot proper like. Put kettle back on stove. Bring to boil.

4
 Place your loose leaf tea in the teapot. If you must, use tea bags. but know your tea service is judging you. and really why have a tea caddy if you have no leaves? Generally you can estimate 1 tsp. per person, plus 1 tsp. for the pot. Account for approximately 10 oz. of water per person when deciding on the size of teapot.

5 
Pour the boiling water into your teapot. Yes in asian it is said the water should not be boiling, but they are not using dried tea leaves after all. Let steep for t
four to five minutes.

6 
Pour the tea, through tea strainer, into each cup. You pour your own cup first ti insure the color is correct. Try to make sure each of your guests has an equal amount of tea.

7
 Serve with milk, sugar, and lemon as desired. Yes the tea goes in first. If there is tea left in the pot, place a tea cosy on the pot to keep it warm on a cold day.

Now you bloody heathens, buy a damn kettle and tea pot. Or better buy one from me!