Tea brewing

[ChrisH]

Talking of black tea. We didn't have tea bags when I was younger (remember I'm an old person ) so always used loose tea in a teapot. Our method was as follows.
Warm the pot - by rinsing with hot water. To the warmed pot add one teaspoon per person plus one for the pot. Pour on freshly drawn boiling water. How long it was steeped for depended both on the tea quality and how strong the tea was preferred. Some teapots didn't have very good strainers so we always poured the tea into the cup - cup not mug - through a small metal strainer. Milk and sugar as required added last.

Nowadays, as a lot of people do, I make my tea with a tea bag in a mug, milk still always added last though.

I also picked out some of their flavor, roobios, and herbal teas. It'll all arrive tomorrow.

Kimmy, I love roobios (Redbush) tea http://www.redbushtea.com/home.asp let me know what you think of it.

[sirrahbed]

by the pot:
boil the water
add 3 teabags or loose catnip tea in a teaball
steep for about 3-5 minutes
remove bags and drink with a spoonful of sugar or honey

same method by the mug - only one teabag

I like constant comment (orange spice) chamomile, peppermint or catnip

[ramanth]

Kimmy, I love roobios (Redbush) tea http://www.redbushtea.com/home.asp let me know what you think of it.

Thanks! I plan to have a mug of it tomorrow, so I'll be sure to share.