On 3/2/2005 6:34 AM, Michael Plant wrote:
> 2/21/05
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>> On 2/21/2005 2:25 PM, Ole Kvaal wrote:
>>> Hi.
>>> Are there any general rules for which teas may benefit (or tolerate)
>>> resteeping, and which do not?
>>>
>>> ole k
>>
>> I can't get myself to even consider this. Growing up, we had teabags -
>> Tetley, Lipton, whatever. How ever many people were having tea - that's
>> how many cups you got out of that one teabag. The teabag was put into a
>> little covered glass canister, and into the refrigerator, where it would
>> stay until it was used again and again. When people would no longer
>> consider using it for drinking tea, my grandmother would save it, in
>> case she needed to "tea" a stained tablecloth, napkin, etc. Even as a
>> child, I would refuse tea unless I was given a new teabag; happy to
>> share with everyone, but I wanted a new tea bag! I don't think I could
>> ever get past this enough to have multiple infusions!
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> How about if you paid 100 smackaroos for that teabag? I say dunk dunk dunk.
> I'll bet your grandmother used the three dunk rule for the first steep of
> the teabag's journey to its second job teaing stains. The really important
> question is, did your grandmother squeeze the teabag -- I just mistyped and
> produced the word "teabog," but that's a story for another day -- or did she
> gingerly place the dripping teabag on the saucer beside the cup? The answer
> to this question will help us help you resolve your second steep issue.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Michael
LOL - yes, the teabag was always dunked, again and again and again. And
yes, squeezed... the teabag was put in a spoon, and the string wrapped
around the spoon and bag. The bag was never sloshing around on a plate!
Resa