"China tea has virtues which are not to be despised nowadays"
And I do enjoy it, black Oolong, but it does not make a classic cup
of tea! Tea made in Orwell's approved style is a heady brew, rich in
tannins, corrosive to cutlery and guaranteed to make the average
murkin coffee seem like poorly prepared dishwater (and a pox on latte
- if I wanted a warm bloody milkshake, I'd invent a better one). I
disagree with him about the sugar, but. I also use filtered or spring
water.
Most murkins I know think that tea is a milksop of a drink because
they make it badly, from low grade teabags in warm water and then add
something loosely referred to as 'cream.' Nasty. Apologies to those
that know better - my sample is small and may be atypical. Many
locals have been seduced into these appalling practices too.
I also endorse Indian style double boiled Chai - a sort of sweet
cinnamon paint stripper - and Australian billy tea (scary rough
stuff).
I once asked for tea in a British transport cafe (traditional truck
stop - bet they're gone now) - and the reply came - "Yes luv...pint
or half pint?" That brew kept me going all night.
AndrewF
And I suspect that the wind that trumpeted from Mr Blair's
fundamental orifice contained more wit and wisdom than this entire
list on a good day (myself included).
Ha, undoubtedly, Mr. Orwell is speaking out of his behind. Chinese
tea is not as good as Indian or Ceylonese tea, ha ha ha.
At 04:17 PM 9/13/2003 +1000, John Wheeler wrote:
The one thing I like about this list is that eventually we come to a thread
the importance of which surpasses all OT that has gone before. All three
daughters have been sent this URL (they will persist on using wretched
teabags!).
John
Sydney, Oz.
andrew fildes wrote:
Good tea? the ultimate rules from an unexpected source -
http://www.246.dk/teaorwell.html
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