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Default How To Drink Tea

On 12/16/2019 11:14 PM, Bruce wrote:
> According to future King Charles of the shrinking UK ("the brother
> of"), these are the rules for making tea (not that he makes it himself
> of course):
>
> -Green tea: brewed for 3 minutes
> -Black tea: brewed for 5 minutes
> -Temperature of green tea: 70 C (158 F)
> -Temperature of Earl Grey/English breakfast tea: 100 C (212 F)
> -Teacup handle placed to the right
> -Teaspoon under the handle
> -Extra milk served on the side
>
> If you get it wrong, you'll be fed to Boris Johnson.
>


I break the rules every day. Left handed so the handle goes on the
left. No milk.