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Black tea is made with boiling water, but with other teas, cooler water is often necessary.  The more delicate green and white teas can require water no warmer than 165 degrees.  The usual temperature for green, white and the lighter oolong teas is 180 degrees.  It is important, in serving tea, to warm the pot in which the tea is prepared and warm the cups in which it is served. Oolong teas can be infused multiple times. The first infusion is sometimes discarded as it is used moisten the leaves.

Black tea is made with boiling water, but with other teas, cooler water is often necessary.  The more delicate green and white teas can require water no warmer than 165 degrees.  The usual temperature for green, white and the lighter oolong teas is 180 degrees.  It is important, in serving tea, to warm the pot in which the tea is prepared and warm the cups in which it is served. Oolong teas can be infused multiple times. The first infusion is sometimes discarded as it is used moisten the leaves.

In [[Britain]], people take great pride in preparing tea correctly, and various steps in the process are not without controversy. No less a name than [[George Orwell]] wrote an essay on the subject<ref>[[http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/essays/a-nice-cup-of-tea.htm George Orwell on tea making]</ref>.  

In [[Britain]], people take great pride in preparing tea correctly, and various steps in the process are not without controversy. No less a name than [[George Orwell]] wrote an essay on the subject<ref>[http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/essays/a-nice-cup-of-tea.htm George Orwell on tea making]</ref>.  

[[Iced tea]] can be made in two different ways.  The first process, the only effective process with black tea, involves brewing exceptionally strong tea and rapidly cooling it over ice.  White, green, and oolong teas can also be brewed as iced tea through cold steeping.  This involves soaking the leaves in cold water for approximately twelve hours.  For health reasons, it is essential that tea prepared this way be kept cool.

[[Iced tea]] can be made in two different ways.  The first process, the only effective process with black tea, involves brewing exceptionally strong tea and rapidly cooling it over ice.  White, green, and oolong teas can also be brewed as iced tea through cold steeping.  This involves soaking the leaves in cold water for approximately twelve hours.  For health reasons, it is essential that tea prepared this way be kept cool.