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Perfect cup of tea

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  • stuart45
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    Sun tea.is quite popular in some parts of the USA. It's just left to brew in the sun. 
  • victor2
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    Yes, the Americans cannot make tea to save their lives! 
    I think we’ve all seen this video lol. 

    New one for me. Priceless! :)

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  • Andy_L
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    I though the American practice was to add tea to salt water?
  • FreeBear
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    Andy_L said:
    I though the American practice was to add tea to salt water?
    Only on the East coast.

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  • elsien
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    Yes, the Americans cannot make tea to save their lives! 
    I think we’ve all seen this video lol. 
    Not real though, is it?
    I presumed it was a spoof. 
    All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.

    Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.
  • TELLIT01
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    The best part for me is the comment about doing it the proper way in the microwave.  It proves that somebody at the US embassy has a sense of humour.
  • victor2
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    TELLIT01 said:
    The best part for me is the comment about doing it the proper way in the microwave.  It proves that somebody at the US embassy has a sense of humour.

    That's humor. ;)

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  • daivid
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    twopenny said:
    If they made it properly they wouldn't need to add salt.

    My worst ever cuppa was in Delhi of all places. Tea bags of sweepings, Liptons. 
    And while you're mocking, who here uses a teapot?
    I use a teapot. As to adding a minuscule amount of salt, if I suffered from bitter tea I wouldn’t be averse to trying it. As a child I drank tea with two sugars, now I think I'd find even half a sugar undrinkable.
  • Chloe_G
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    We use a teapot.  Would never make tea in the cup.  We don't use mugs - use cups and saucers and my sister still uses loose tea.
  • twopenny said:
    If they made it properly they wouldn't need to add salt.

    My worst ever cuppa was in Delhi of all places. Tea bags of sweepings, Liptons. 
    And while you're mocking, who here uses a teapot?
    Me. I use a teapot, but only when I've a raging thirst on me cos it's granny's Good Teapot and holds nearly 3 pints. Pot warmed first too. 
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