Cream - Page 4

DucksNuts · 03-20-2008, 07:13 AM

No no no no!!! You scald the milk if you put the milk in first.

I like my really strong.

Those Adelaidians are a weird breed, they only just got the internetz there you know.

lumberjim · 03-20-2008, 09:16 AM

my mom puts milk in her tea. I grew up thinking that that was normal behavior. On the rare occasion that i drink tea, I drink peppermint tea with nothing in it.

Flint · 03-20-2008, 09:24 AM

lumberjim is a fancy, tea-drinking lady

lumberjim · 03-20-2008, 09:43 AM

you're picturing my pinky extended as I sip from a dainty porcelain teacup.

i think that makes you gay.

Flint · 03-20-2008, 09:46 AM

teabag

Beest · 03-20-2008, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DucksNuts

No no no no!!! You scald the milk if you put the milk in first.

You say it like it's a bad thing

In our own personal tea ceremony I take two cups, pint sized at least, one with a white inner, one black ( we'll both do green, she'll do the blues I don't like them). I put some milk in the white one and half fill it ( PG, loose leaf) then fill the the black one, then top off the first one and milk the second.

I like the white inner, milk in first, monster has the milk second. The difference in taste and colour is obvious and we don't like each others.

I think alot of Americans are drinking 'erbal teas, Earl grey, green tea etc. that I agree shouldn't be drunk with milk ( can't stand them myself anyway.)
British tea, PG tips, Tetley, Red label, is a blend and I think needs to be drunk with milk.

PG Tips wiki

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PG Tips is imported as single estate teas from around the world and blended in precise proportions set by the tea tasters to make blend 777, which can contain between 12 and 35 single estate teas at any one time (depending on season, etc.) at the Trafford Park factory in Manchester.

Anyway, back to cream, anyone for whipping ?

Sundae · 03-20-2008, 12:29 PM

Oh I agree with things like peppermint, nettle, fruit teas etc - they would be too grim with milk. But you know that "tea" meas good old British tea unless stated otherwise.

I wonder why I put the milk in last? My parents put it in first. Their tea always looks nicer but tastes milkier. Mine has floaty brown bits and makes the roof of my mouth sing.

HungLikeJesus · 03-20-2008, 12:40 PM

I've been considering buying this book:

The Lady Tasting Tea: How Statistics Revolutionized Science in the Twentieth Century

Griff · 03-20-2008, 03:45 PM

I like mine prepared much like Sundaes'. She missed the final steps in the process, however. Carefully carry the cup to the sink. Pour the tea down the drain. Take the now warm cup and add black coffee.

kerosene · 03-20-2008, 04:18 PM

I like Earl Gray or English Breakfast with a little bit of whole milk (to me, that is cream, since my ingestion of dairy is so seldom) and perhaps a little bit of sugar. I love the way the cream looks when I stir it with a spoon in the tea. Everyone who has ever seen me do this to tea has laughed or balked. I don't know why. It just adds a richness to the tea. I think I learned it from Perth, who, incidentally lived in England for 2 years as a child. Perhaps that is where he learned to put "cream" in tea?

I don't drink much tea these days.

Aliantha · 03-20-2008, 06:32 PM

putting the milk into your tea first is a bit weird, especially if you're using a tea bag, but even if you're using leaf tea and a pot you put the milk in second if you're at my house anyway. I'll second what Ducks said about Adelaidians. They're just plain weird down there...and they talk funny too.

DucksNuts · 03-21-2008, 05:37 AM

I dont think the tea is as strong if you put the milk in the first.

I read/heard somewhere, that the leaves and paper stuff needs a certain temperature to release correctly, so to me, I should get a stronger tea if I dont put cold milk on the bag. LexLogic that is.

One of those stupids *myths* my Pa used to say, was you would get red haired children if you put the milk in first.

Sundae · 03-21-2008, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by DucksNuts

One of those stupids *myths* my Pa used to say, was you would get red haired children if you put the milk in first.

We need to check in with LabRat about this!

I was always told if I ate my crusts I'd get curly hair. I wonder which came first, the fact that I love crusts or the fact I've always wanted curly hair...

Trilby · 03-21-2008, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DucksNuts

One of those stupids *myths* my Pa used to say, was you would get red haired children if you put the milk in first.

So that's what I can tell Danny's "father"...

skysidhe · 03-21-2008, 03:19 PM

Chi tea in packets is black spiced tea and I do add half n half to it. My mother in law drinks tea with milk and she is a red blooded American.

03-20-2008, 09:16 AM	#47
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	my mom puts milk in her tea. I grew up thinking that that was normal behavior. On the rare occasion that i drink tea, I drink peppermint tea with nothing in it. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-20-2008, 09:24 AM	#48
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03-20-2008, 09:43 AM	#49
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	you're picturing my pinky extended as I sip from a dainty porcelain teacup. i think that makes you gay. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-20-2008, 09:46 AM	#50
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	teabag __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-20-2008, 12:40 PM	#53
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03-20-2008, 07:13 AM	#46
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	No no no no!!! You scald the milk if you put the milk in first. I like my really strong. Those Adelaidians are a weird breed, they only just got the internetz there you know.

03-20-2008, 12:29 PM	#52
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oh I agree with things like peppermint, nettle, fruit teas etc - they would be too grim with milk. But you know that "tea" meas good old British tea unless stated otherwise. I wonder why I put the milk in last? My parents put it in first. Their tea always looks nicer but tastes milkier. Mine has floaty brown bits and makes the roof of my mouth sing.

03-20-2008, 03:45 PM	#54
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I like mine prepared much like Sundaes'. She missed the final steps in the process, however. Carefully carry the cup to the sink. Pour the tea down the drain. Take the now warm cup and add black coffee. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-20-2008, 04:18 PM	#55
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I like Earl Gray or English Breakfast with a little bit of whole milk (to me, that is cream, since my ingestion of dairy is so seldom) and perhaps a little bit of sugar. I love the way the cream looks when I stir it with a spoon in the tea. Everyone who has ever seen me do this to tea has laughed or balked. I don't know why. It just adds a richness to the tea. I think I learned it from Perth, who, incidentally lived in England for 2 years as a child. Perhaps that is where he learned to put "cream" in tea? I don't drink much tea these days.

03-20-2008, 06:32 PM	#56
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	putting the milk into your tea first is a bit weird, especially if you're using a tea bag, but even if you're using leaf tea and a pot you put the milk in second if you're at my house anyway. I'll second what Ducks said about Adelaidians. They're just plain weird down there...and they talk funny too. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-21-2008, 05:37 AM	#57
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	I dont think the tea is as strong if you put the milk in the first. I read/heard somewhere, that the leaves and paper stuff needs a certain temperature to release correctly, so to me, I should get a stronger tea if I dont put cold milk on the bag. LexLogic that is. One of those stupids myths my Pa used to say, was you would get red haired children if you put the milk in first.

03-21-2008, 03:19 PM	#60
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Chi tea in packets is black spiced tea and I do add half n half to it. My mother in law drinks tea with milk and she is a red blooded American.

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