How to Make a “Proper" Cup of Tea (British Tea, that is)

Name: How to Make a “Proper" Cup of Tea (British Tea, that is)
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: British tea bags

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Total Time
10 mins
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How to Make a “Proper" Cup of Tea (British Tea, that is)

Iris Warren

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How to make tea like a Brit.

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British tea bags

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Instructions

Boil the water
Warm the teapot
Add the teabags and water to the pot.
Use a tea cosy, if you have one.
Steep the tea at least 5 minutes.
Pour the tea and add milk and/or sugar if desired.

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First of all, a proper-proper cup of tea is made with loose leaf tea, but most of us don’t have time for that on a daily basis, two or three times a day.
So this is mostly aimed at US households who are used to a Lipton teabag in hot water in a mug. This will be a big change in flavor for those of you.