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To make tea in a teapot, the pot should first be warmed by swilling it with boiling or near-boiling water. This is because to make black tea, the water should be as close as possible to boiling, and a cool pot would cool the water on impact. Next, one teaspoon of tea per drinker should be added to the pot, plus one teaspoon for "the pot". Then adequate boiling water should be added. The tea should then stand to 'brew' or 'mash' for three minutes or so. It is then ready to pour. Tea should be poured into a cup or mug using a strainer to filter out tea-leaves. Only after the tea has been poured should milk be added. If tea is left to stand too long before being drunk, it is said to be 'stewed'.

To make tea in a teapot, the pot should first be warmed by swilling it with boiling or near-boiling water. This is because to make black tea, the water should be as close as possible to boiling, and a cool pot would cool the water on impact. Next, one teaspoon of tea per drinker should be added to the pot, plus one teaspoon for "the pot". Then adequate boiling water should be added. The tea should then stand to 'brew' or 'mash' for three minutes or so. It is then ready to pour. Tea should be poured into a cup or mug using a strainer to filter out tea-leaves. Only after the tea has been poured should milk be added. If tea is left to stand too long before being drunk, it is said to be 'stewed'.

[[Category:Food and Drink]]

[[Category:Beverages]]