A Cup of Tea.

[Flying10uk]

It would appear, according to some recent UK media reports, that some of our "American Cousins" require a microwave oven to make a cup of tea. I have never heard of anyone using or needing a microwave oven to make tea before.

My perfect cup of tea is simply made by adding boiling water to a mug with a "Yorkshire tea bag" in it, letting it "stew" for a few minutes, extracting the tea bag and then adding a dash of milk.

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[browningautorifle]

a microwave oven

Or like the Australians using 600 rds from a Vickers gun to boil a pot in the desert...so you just need a Vickers...

[Ovidio]

And just a little bit of ammo…
Expensive tea cup anyway.

[muffett.2008]

Now I need a cuppa!

[Sapper740]

My perfect cup of tea is simply made by adding boiling water to a mug with a "Yorkshire tea bag" in it, letting it "stew" for a few minutes, extracting the tea bag and then adding a dash of milk.

"stew"? I believe the correct term is 'steep' and the proper process is to place one teabag, preferably Earl Grey per cup with an additional one for 'the pot'. Cover with a tea cozy and let the tea steep. When ready serve with baking powder biscuits slathered in Devonshire clotted cream and the preserve of your choice. C'mon Man!

[Peter Laidler]

Or just ba cup of tea made from the standard 'compo' rations tea bag which I understand were actually NAAFI 'red label' tea bags........ only MUCH bigger. They were like pillow cases! Two of them could be used as a cammo-net for a Land Rover. (just joking...) . OK if you had a large 'dixie' to make but just for a single cup or mess-tin, a 2 second dunk was enough!

Compo tea, made to what we called NATO standard. Tea in a dirty cup, two sugars and a big dollop of that thick milk-in-a-tube. The norm for recovery mechanic crews. And the abuse if you didn't fill the mugs right up to the brim...........

[Sapper740]

I seem to remember hearing somewhere that Brit tanks had 'BV's' (boiling vessels) installed for their crews to enjoy a 'cuppa'.

[Flying10uk]

'the pot'. Cover with a tea cozy

No, "Tea Pots" and Tea Cozys" are for "Posh People".

I wasn't going to say anything, but since we're now getting into the "technicalities of tea making" it was also suggested yesterday that salt, yes salt, be added to tea, something else that I haven't heard before.

[Sapper740]

No, "Tea Pots" and Tea Cozys" are for "Posh People".

I wasn't going to say anything, but since we're now getting into the "technicalities of tea making" it was also suggested yesterday that salt, yes salt, be added to tea, something else that I haven't heard before.

I grew up in British Columbia with an emphasis on "British". Our provincial capital was Victoria named after, you guessed it, Queen Victoria. One of the largest, oldest, and grandest hotels in Canada is The Empress Hotel named after, well I think we can guess who. The reason I mention this is everyday afternoon tea is served in the 'Lobby Lounge' in the finest British tradition with scones and crumpets covered in clotted cream and jam, cress and cucumber sandwiches and canapes. Tea is served in the finest china by formally dressed and attentive staff. It's quite a treat to experience at least once in your life. I'm more of a coffee drinker now and far from 'posh' especially after years of drinking the industrial coffee we were served at a mess hall.

[browningautorifle]

Expensive tea cup

I always thought so too...but having been where we have, you know sometimes things like that don't matter.

I seem to remember hearing somewhere that Brit tanks had 'BV's' (boiling vessels) installed for their crews to enjoy a 'cuppa'.

We had those in the Grizzly/Cougars too.