Posted by Gabbix2 on August 29, 2005, at 10:09:33
In reply to Re: Coffee and now tea?, posted by ClearSkies on August 29, 2005, at 9:45:34
> I was told that the reason to add the milk first to a cup was so if the milk had gone off, you wouldn't have wasted an entire cup of tea on it. Harkens back to the days when tea was as valuable as salt and sugar in a household, and kept under lock and key.
> Least, that's what I was told when I lived in England.
> ClearSkiesYeah another thing that's also said is that people did that because the old porcelain cups would crack if you just pour straight tea in first. According to my British Boss, you have to put it in first and "make it bubble as you pour" That's where I found out it tasted different.
I think it could be that originally all was true, and people also found out that it tastes different.
I know if you put cream in last with coffee, often you'll get floaties, because it scalds the cream. You can't tell that way with milk unless it's full fat.
I've often thought I had rotten cream until I learned that..
So there is a difference, whether or not people prefer it one way or the other.
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