How to make a cup of tea

sorabji.com: What are you eating?: How to make a cup of tea
By Spider on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 03:35 pm:

    Now this is what we need our scientists studying.

    I must say, I am scandalized by the suggestion that we add our tea to the milk, and not vice versa, fetus-like milk proteins be damned.


    I went crazy and bought a rather expensive tin of Chinese white tea the other day -- it truly does make white (nearly clear) tea. The flavor is very light and delicate, but really, give me a cup of plain old Red Rose black tea and I'm a happy bear. Irish breakfast tea is very nice, too.

By Spider on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 03:44 pm:

    I loved this:

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    If you must have sugar, it should be an amount equal to three-quarters of a levelled teaspoon and be stirred for no longer than 12 rotations around the cup.
    -Ross Plummer, Great Britain

    Ross, is that 12 turns clockwise or anti-clockwise?
    -Stef Downham, England
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By Mad hatter on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 10:15 pm:

    spider,it is thought that large amounts of green tea sends you mad,i think this is true,i must cut down a little.

By semillama on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 09:51 am:

    Well, that explains Japanese pop culture.

By Miss fuji on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 07:03 pm:

    i hope you no make fun of our 10 inch high heels,or you get kung foo chop on neck.

By semillama on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 04:21 pm:

    Who's making fun? I LOVE japanese pop culture.

    Crayon Shinchan ROCKS!

By J on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 05:00 pm:

By J on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 05:01 pm:

    nuts?

By Dougie on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 05:43 pm:

    Holy crap, that was painful to watch J.

By J on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 07:35 pm:

    What is the matter with that guy,at least he's killing his sperm.