Before teapots... or what plain folk used to use to make tea.

Back in the 1950's, my Welsh grandmother would put a small porcelained
pot with cold tap water on the stove, then add the ingredients, boil for
a while, and then use a strainer as she poured it into her cup.
Worked for tea, worked for coffee.

When I worked at Hewlett-Packard in the '70's, there was a man from
Ireland who said that in the morning his mother put a big pot of tea on
the stove(probably coal-fired, like my grandmother's).
He said be the end of the day, that tea was REALLY strong.

Cheers,
Eric

My grandma would bring water to a boil in a pan on the stove, put in
the tea, turn off the heat, let sit till warm, strain into a ice tea
pitcher, dilute with tap water, place in frig about 2 hours before
serving, placed on table, served with glasses full of ice. Sugar was
added to the glasses and not pitcher.

Jim

Eric3 wrote:
> Before teapots... or what plain folk used to use to make tea.
>
> Back in the 1950's, my Welsh grandmother would put a small
porcelained
> pot with cold tap water on the stove, then add the ingredients, boil
for
> a while, and then use a strainer as she poured it into her cup.
> Worked for tea, worked for coffee.
>
> When I worked at Hewlett-Packard in the '70's, there was a man from
> Ireland who said that in the morning his mother put a big pot of tea
on
> the stove(probably coal-fired, like my grandmother's).
> He said be the end of the day, that tea was REALLY strong.
>
> Cheers,
> Eric

Back when I was but a wee child, we had no pots, cups, or indeed any concave
items at all. We had to boil water for tea in our little hands by sticking
them in the furnace. Then we'd go outside, pluck leaves and hold them in
our hands with the boiling water until it was ready to drink.



"Eric3" > wrote in message
...
> Before teapots... or what plain folk used to use to make tea.
>
> Back in the 1950's, my Welsh grandmother would put a small porcelained
> pot with cold tap water on the stove, then add the ingredients, boil for
> a while, and then use a strainer as she poured it into her cup.
> Worked for tea, worked for coffee.
>
> When I worked at Hewlett-Packard in the '70's, there was a man from
> Ireland who said that in the morning his mother put a big pot of tea on
> the stove(probably coal-fired, like my grandmother's).
> He said be the end of the day, that tea was REALLY strong.
>
> Cheers,
> Eric

Back when I was but a wee child, we had no pots, cups, or indeed any concave
items at all. We had to boil water for tea in our little hands by sticking
them in the furnace. Then we'd go outside, pluck leaves and hold them in
our hands with the boiling water until it was ready to drink.



"Eric3" > wrote in message
...
> Before teapots... or what plain folk used to use to make tea.
>
> Back in the 1950's, my Welsh grandmother would put a small porcelained
> pot with cold tap water on the stove, then add the ingredients, boil for
> a while, and then use a strainer as she poured it into her cup.
> Worked for tea, worked for coffee.
>
> When I worked at Hewlett-Packard in the '70's, there was a man from
> Ireland who said that in the morning his mother put a big pot of tea on
> the stove(probably coal-fired, like my grandmother's).
> He said be the end of the day, that tea was REALLY strong.
>
> Cheers,
> Eric

In rec.food.drink.tea Falky foo wrote:

> Back when I was but a wee child, we had no pots, cups, or
> indeed any concave items at all. We had to boil water for tea
> in our little hands by sticking them in the furnace. Then
> we'd go outside, pluck leaves and hold them in our hands with
> the boiling water until it was ready to drink.

Luxury. We didn't even have hands. We had to sniff the steam as
it meandered past our faces. But you try and tell young people
that, and they don't believe you.

Ian
--
http://www.bookstacks.org/
http://www.sundry.ws/

In rec.food.drink.tea Falky foo wrote:

> Back when I was but a wee child, we had no pots, cups, or
> indeed any concave items at all. We had to boil water for tea
> in our little hands by sticking them in the furnace. Then
> we'd go outside, pluck leaves and hold them in our hands with
> the boiling water until it was ready to drink.

Luxury. We didn't even have hands. We had to sniff the steam as
it meandered past our faces. But you try and tell young people
that, and they don't believe you.

Ian
--
http://www.bookstacks.org/
http://www.sundry.ws/

"Ian Rastall" > wrote in message
...
> Luxury. We didn't even have hands. We had to sniff the steam as
> it meandered past our faces. But you try and tell young people
> that, and they don't believe you.
>
> Ian

Sniff the steam? Ooo, weren't you posh. We only had one nose between the
eight of us and we had to share it in turns. These children nowadays, each
with their own nose, they don't know what hard times are!

Jennifer

"Ian Rastall" > wrote in message
...
> Luxury. We didn't even have hands. We had to sniff the steam as
> it meandered past our faces. But you try and tell young people
> that, and they don't believe you.
>
> Ian

Sniff the steam? Ooo, weren't you posh. We only had one nose between the
eight of us and we had to share it in turns. These children nowadays, each
with their own nose, they don't know what hard times are!

Jennifer

The Laughing Rat wrote:
> "Ian Rastall" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Luxury. We didn't even have hands. We had to sniff the steam
>> as it meandered past our faces. But you try and tell young
>> people that, and they don't believe you.
>>
>> Ian
>
>
> Sniff the steam? Ooo, weren't you posh. We only had one nose
> between the eight of us and we had to share it in turns.
> These children nowadays, each with their own nose, they don't
> know what hard times are!
>
> Jennifer

"Had one nose"? Your family actually owned one? You were the
lucky ones. We rented body parts. Dry, scabby pieces of flesh,
abused by countless others before us. A wretched life it was.
But what would you know about that, Miss prissy nose owner, you.

--crymad

The Laughing Rat wrote:
> "Ian Rastall" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Luxury. We didn't even have hands. We had to sniff the steam
>> as it meandered past our faces. But you try and tell young
>> people that, and they don't believe you.
>>
>> Ian
>
>
> Sniff the steam? Ooo, weren't you posh. We only had one nose
> between the eight of us and we had to share it in turns.
> These children nowadays, each with their own nose, they don't
> know what hard times are!
>
> Jennifer

"Had one nose"? Your family actually owned one? You were the
lucky ones. We rented body parts. Dry, scabby pieces of flesh,
abused by countless others before us. A wretched life it was.
But what would you know about that, Miss prissy nose owner, you.

--crymad

The Laughing Rat wrote:
> "Ian Rastall" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Luxury. We didn't even have hands. We had to sniff the steam
>> as it meandered past our faces. But you try and tell young
>> people that, and they don't believe you.
>>
>> Ian
>
>
> Sniff the steam? Ooo, weren't you posh. We only had one nose
> between the eight of us and we had to share it in turns.
> These children nowadays, each with their own nose, they don't
> know what hard times are!
>
> Jennifer

"Had one nose"? Your family actually owned one? You were the
lucky ones. We rented body parts. Dry, scabby pieces of flesh,
abused by countless others before us. A wretched life it was.
But what would you know about that, Miss prissy nose owner, you.

--crymad

luckily i drank my tea before i read these posts....otherwise my tea would
have erupted thru my abused and rented nose.

crymad wrote:
> The Laughing Rat wrote:
>> "Ian Rastall" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> Luxury. We didn't even have hands. We had to sniff the steam
>>> as it meandered past our faces. But you try and tell young
>>> people that, and they don't believe you.
>>>
>>> Ian
>>
>>
>> Sniff the steam? Ooo, weren't you posh. We only had one nose
>> between the eight of us and we had to share it in turns.
>> These children nowadays, each with their own nose, they don't
>> know what hard times are!
>>
>> Jennifer
>
> "Had one nose"? Your family actually owned one? You were the
> lucky ones. We rented body parts. Dry, scabby pieces of flesh,
> abused by countless others before us. A wretched life it was.
> But what would you know about that, Miss prissy nose owner, you.
>
> --crymad

>>> Sniff the steam? Ooo, weren't you posh. We only had one nose between
>>> the eight of us and we had to share it in turns. These children
>>> nowadays, each with their own nose, they don't know what hard times
>>> are!

I had no tea when I was little (sob)!

>>> Sniff the steam? Ooo, weren't you posh. We only had one nose between
>>> the eight of us and we had to share it in turns. These children
>>> nowadays, each with their own nose, they don't know what hard times
>>> are!

I had no tea when I was little (sob)!