Can anyone recommend: A proper cupa tea - Page 2

OK for the non Irish looking in this is how to make a proper cup of tea (in the absence of tea-leaves):-

1. Boil a kettle of water.

2. Pour some of the boiling water into a china mug or cup just to heat it.

3. When you feel the mug/cup has heated up enough, throw out the water.

4. Place tea-bag* into heated cup/mug.

5. Pour in boiling water leaving room for milk.

6. Press tea-bag against side of mug/cup with a spoon to circulate the goodness of the tea-bag.

7. Pour in some fresh milk that suits (not that stuff with a best before date of six months after it has been opened).

8. If you like sugar or sweetner add as preferred.

9. Enjoy (preferably on the terrace) while grinning at the Panama Hat Brigade on another terrace.

*Barrys Tea-bags or Yorkshire Tea-bags only. No round shaped tea-bags, no pyramid shaped tea-bags and tea-bags with a tow rope attached are entirely out of the question.

Well said Mathew "up the kingdom "

I was doing it wrong all these years Malcolm.

Yuk.  Strong tea.  Each to their own.

Keith which part of the kingdom are you from

I am from Beaufort near Killarney Henry

Hi All

Now I'm not a great tea drinker but I do know how to make a decent brew ( leaves preferred! ). However, I saw this today in the news and immediately thought of this topic. 

Read this. Matthew I suggest you have a large whiskey first! 😂

U.S mum and daughter spark outrage with video making ‘horrendous’ cup of tea

If there’s one thing we know in Britain, it’s how to make a decent cup of tea.

Whether you have it strong or slightly milkier, no sugar or three – there are only so many ways to deviate from the classic process of making tea.

So when an American mum and daughter duo took to TikTok to deliver a tutorial on how to make what they call ‘hot tea’ – it shook many Brits to the core.

First off, they half-filled a mug with tap water and put it in the microwave for one minute.

Which is a weird place to begin when making a cup of tea – and it sets the tone for the entire clip. Most Brits would never consider a microwave necessary in the making of tea, but Americans don’t tend to have kettles in their kitchens (which is wild in itself).

After taking it out of the microwave, the daughter then poured the milk directly into the hot water.

Most people would never dream of adding milk before the tea bag, but that’s not the only issue. The sheer amount of milk will send most Brits into a frenzy of disgusted disbelief.

The daughter adds half a mug of cold milk to the hot water, before popping in a tea bag and stirring gently – until it resembles something grey and swamp-like. 

But they’re not done. Next comes the sugar.

One sugar? Two maybe? Three at a push, surely? Well, it’s hard to tell, because the young girl has opted for the free-pour method rather than a spoon.

So, no we don’t know how much sugar she added to this anaemic excuse for a cup of tea, but we know it was a lot. She pours the sugar bag for a solid couple of seconds.

And that’s it. ‘Tea’ complete.

Obviously, British Twitter have found this clip, and no one is happy about it.

‘This is an abomination. I had to have a cuppa of Yorkshire to calm down,’ wrote one person on Twitter.

‘What the bloody hell was that insult to our culture?!?’ asked another incredulous social media user.

Others had legitimate questions about the methods used, and dreaded to think what the final result would taste like.

‘That is truly ridiculous – and it would be cold tea with all that milk!’ said one.

‘Buy a bloody kettle & put the tea bag in FIRST!!!! Then take it out before you put milk in!!’ suggested one angry man.

Well, one thing is for certain, if you really want to rile Brits up on the internet, all you have to do is mess with our tea.

Mother of Divine God, His Seven Dreadful Wounds, The Apostles, The Four Evangelists, The Leper who said thanks, Mother Teresa and a fist of other saints, popes, parish priests, curates and acolytes, I nearly had a breakdown looking at what Truenudist had to endure for those Yanks.

I'll say ten Our Fathers, forty Hail Marys, The Memorare for the conversion of Americans to make a proper cup of tea. I know it will be difficult, but I think they'll need some Heavenly Inspiration.

Don't forget a glory be Mathew as well 

. . . . nearly forgot . . . . . enjoying that double large with added splash of Baileys whiskey now . . . . . . thank you Truenudist. My nerves are calming, calming, calming, calming . . . . .