How to Make Tea
Ingredients
Directions
Scald an earthen or china teapot.
Add the tea to the teapot.
Pour the boiling water over the tea.
Let it stand in a warm place for five minutes.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Tea
- Provides the main flavor and aroma as its compounds dissolve into the hot water.
The step that matters
Pour the boiling water over the tea. Water that is truly boiling extracts flavor efficiently from the leaves, while cooler water yields a weaker, flatter cup. Scalding the pot first keeps the brewing temperature steady.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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