Milk first or last?
#17
Re: Milk first or last?
OM, of course it matters. If you add the milk before the tea is strong enough (brewed properly), it will never reach the correct strength. Milk will lessen the heat of the boiling water.
#18
Re: Milk first or last?
are you talking mugs and teabags here?? or teapots, cos obviously you dont add milk to the teapot and since you only pour the tea once its brewed then the temperature and strength thing has already happened.
#19
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That depends if your posh and brew up in a tea pot or your a heathen and brew up in the mug
#21
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Re: Milk first or last?
It says in Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy NOT to use boiling water as it 'scalds' the tea.
Not that HGTTG is a bible of any sort to me...honest.
I use boiling water and get the tea to the right colour, add sugar as it will dissolve better in the hot water, then milk.
(I'm guessing you probably can't get PG Tips over there as well. Something else on the 'survival' list.)
edit: heathen and proud.
Not that HGTTG is a bible of any sort to me...honest.
I use boiling water and get the tea to the right colour, add sugar as it will dissolve better in the hot water, then milk.
(I'm guessing you probably can't get PG Tips over there as well. Something else on the 'survival' list.)
edit: heathen and proud.
#23
Re: Milk first or last?
I think Jonathon Swift wrote a science fiction novel on a similar theme.
Last edited by Novocastrian; Oct 20th 2007 at 2:23 am.
#24
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PS
I thought all were peasants in Newcastle?
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Re: Milk first or last?
It says in Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy NOT to use boiling water as it 'scalds' the tea.
Not that HGTTG is a bible of any sort to me...honest.
I use boiling water and get the tea to the right colour, add sugar as it will dissolve better in the hot water, then milk.
(I'm guessing you probably can't get PG Tips over there as well. Something else on the 'survival' list.)
edit: heathen and proud.
Not that HGTTG is a bible of any sort to me...honest.
I use boiling water and get the tea to the right colour, add sugar as it will dissolve better in the hot water, then milk.
(I'm guessing you probably can't get PG Tips over there as well. Something else on the 'survival' list.)
edit: heathen and proud.
Boy, the intellectual conversations we have on here, LOL!!
#30
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Re: Milk first or last?
After years of importing tea from blighty, I have now been converted to Roiboos herbal tea.
Tastes & looks much like 'English Tea', but no caffeine or tannin and high in anti oxidants. No milk required, so no dairy allergy problems.
Apparently it is so good for you, I am going to be around for a long time, which delighted my kids, as I plan on living with them in my very old age.
Tastes & looks much like 'English Tea', but no caffeine or tannin and high in anti oxidants. No milk required, so no dairy allergy problems.
Apparently it is so good for you, I am going to be around for a long time, which delighted my kids, as I plan on living with them in my very old age.