HOW TO MAKE TEA

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2304, 17 December 1889, Page 2

HOW TO MAKE TEA

" A B»vrlatee" has written a letter de•orlbiog his way of waking taa, whioh tho ' Hospital, 1 a medioal paper declares to be one of tho bes' possible. It la as folio wa: — ''Pat the kettle on to boll ; when vhe water absolutely bulls fill two teapots, oonUlnlng bo te», with it m the boiling ooodit'on ; let the two pots stand until they are both thoroughly botj then empty one of them, and put for every pin*, of water tho pot will hold a single teaupoonful of good tea. Thn barrister uses an Indian mixture at 3s 6i per lb. Plaoo the tea pot, filled with water and the requisite number of spoonfuls of tea, on a etove or hob for txaoily fives oiinaiea. It Is then soffiolontly infußed; The other teapot wbioh has boea heated by the boiling water is now emptied, aad the infused tea U all ponred oat of pot No 1 into it, care bolng taken to keep the laftveu entirely separate, Pot No 2, whioh contains th-= infaied tea, minus the leaves, is now fit for cue ; and lv addition to beiag a perfoot brow, perfectly hut; It has thi^advaac.gp, It can be kept hot and allowed to stand for an hoar, two boars, or even aix, with oat spoiling or becoming any stronger, for the simple ronaon tbat all the leaves wore left behind In tho first pot." Tbls, W9 are aasared, secures the full ttrmgth and pure flavor of the lea? without exfcraotmuro than the Bm*Uoit amoaot of the untleairablo tannin.