Milk and sugar please!
\nby cricketjeff on December 2, 2008.\u00a0 \u00a9 Jeff Green, All rights reserved
\nMy friend goes raving on about Darjeeling,
\nHe says the taste is all that keeps him sane.
\nEarl Grey is best, another says with feeling;
\nI think the two of them are quite a pain.<\/p>\n
Assam, when plucked too early in the season,
\nA man I met says “isn’t quite the thing”.
\nSomeone who wouldn’t give a proper reason,
\nChose rotbusch as the drink that he would bring.<\/p>\n
The Chinese and the Japanese have others,
\nThough theirs are green or brown and not for me.
\nWe mostly learn the techniques from our mothers;
\nOf how to make the perfect cup of tea.<\/p>\n
But all of these are far below the par –
\nI always want a cup of builder’s cha!<\/p>\n
Author notes
\nPass the crumpets, or preferably scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam.
\nUmmm Option 1 I guess, it appears to be all about TEA!!!
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For those who do not know “cha” is derived from the original Mandarin word for
\ntea, and was the word used by the British in India and then the Army for plain
\nordinary tea. Builder’s cha is that drink all British householders are required
\nto produce for any visiting workman, it is sweet enough to stand the spoon up
\nand strong enough to dissolve it.<\/p>\n
The correct technique for making the tea …<\/p>\n
Fill the kettle with just enough freshly drawn water, just before it boils use
\na small amount to preheat the pot (yes you have to use a pot!!!) then add a
\nlarge teaspoon of tea (preferably not tea bags but sometimes you don’t get the
\nchoice) per person to the pot and pour the freshly boiling water over them.
\nAllow to stand for five minutes then place the required amount of milk in each
\nmug (cups are an insult!!! far too small) and pour in the rtea, sweeten to
\ntaste and then start to drink. Heaven awaits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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