Tea bags

[Ian H]

I had a great aunt who would make a mug of tea (one of those old-fashioned tall, waisted mugs) by putting in a teaspoon of tea, followed by hot water, followed by milk. Having drunk this she would add another spoon of tea on top of the first, add water, milk, and drink. This she repeated until the mug was half full of tea leaves, at which point she would empty it and start afresh.

Ahhhhh Barnsley tea, usually thus in a pot then poured out, no good if you are lactose intolerant or just don't have milk in your tea

This was the Preston/Lancaster variant. She lived with her sister, my grandmother, who made tea normally, in a pot. Teabags were still in the future.

[clarion]

We used to call that 'Gipsy tea'.

[LEE]

Tetley is fine but you must always make it in a pot so you can pour it on top of the already added milk.

Milk added to a cup of boiling water reacts differently to having boiling water slowly added to it.

I may have made that up but it tastes better when you do it