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Making a Cup of Tea

From Elaine Lemm, About.com

To make a proper cup of tea needs a few guidelines to ensure the tea you drink is at its best.
An English Cup of Tea

English cup of tea

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Everyone has an opinion on how to make a ‘proper’ cup of tea. The first ingredient must be leaf tea. Not tea bags and certainly not powder. Only black tea is ‘real’ tea in Britain.
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