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The Preparation of Tea

A method for preparing tea by scalding the teapot, adding tea leaves, and pouring boiling water.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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The Preparation of Tea

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Thoroughly scald the teapot and ensure it is completely dry.

  2. Add 1 teaspoon of tea leaves for each person.

  3. Pour boiling water over the tea leaves all at once.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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 leaves
Provide the flavor, aroma and color that the water extracts during steeping.
Boiling water
Extracts flavor and aroma from the tea leaves when poured over them.

The step that matters

Pour boiling water over the tea leaves all at once. Pouring all the water in one go keeps the temperature high and steady so the leaves steep evenly. Adding water slowly lets heat escape and can produce a weaker or uneven brew.

“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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