English Chick/Jamie Oliver question

[English Chick]

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The water should be boiled from the kettle and not in a microwave too. It tastes better when boiled from the kettle.

One would only boil water in a kettle for tea..did not realise that people would boil water in a microwave....

 

[momofdrew]

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The water should be boiled from the kettle and not in a microwave too. It tastes better when boiled from the kettle.

One would only boil water in a kettle for tea..did not realise that people would boil water in a microwave....

I have to admit that I use my microwave for my morning cuppa with atea bag in it

but I do have a tea pot and if I am serving tea to friends I use a kettle and loose tea...I once had tea in Vancover BC Canada at a wonderful old hotel there and had clotted cream and scones and cucumber sandwiches and other wonderful yummy things that I have always read about in books...It was wonderful...my favorite teas are earl grey and English breakfast

 

[MissPrissy]

I like many types of tea. My southern pallette prefers a simple black tea.

 

[EweSheep]

I am guilty of boiling my tea water in the microwave before I dump my tea bag in it. I like them lightly brewed, not the strong stuff like the English Breakfast, its too strong for my taste. I like sugar in my tea. I tried it with milk and it was strange....maybe its due to accustomed tastes.

I must admit, some folks dont know how to brew tea....imagine the taste of muddy water or dishsoap tea?????

I enjoyed your BBS series, Last of the Summer Wine....now, if Compo and his buddies shows up on my door, I would serve them tea with milk!

 

[Backyard Buddies]

I almost always put milk in my tea, even into tea where you're not supposed to put milk - like Earl Grey and Lady Grey. I just prefer it that way as does my friend whose mother is English. So,

on tradition.

 

[debilorrah]

Constant Comment is my tea of choice. I LOVE IT. No milk, thank you, and my grat grandmother is rolling over in her English grave right now.

 

[English Chick]

ewwwww Tea without milk and sugar....unheard of!.....Admit to liking strong tea though.....but am having a cofffee at the moment.....

 

[greyfields]

Hello from Old Blighty again!! We've been away from the PC for 3 days; but have been watching a disturbing amount of foodTV here. :0

Jamie Oliver was one of the chefs who has been instrumental in the "Chicken Out" movement which wants to convert all chicken meat production in England to free range. I certainly hope they suceed and I have a lot of respect from them for that... even if Sainsbury's sellls farmed salmon.

 

[English Chick]

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Jamie oloiver is the one of he Patrons for the Hen Welfare Trust who I support....yeah go jamie

 

[greyfields]

I drink my coffee black and used to drink my tea straight as well. But, it so confuses people here that I didn't want milk and sugar, that I've just given in and drink it "normal" now. It's just simpler that way.

I'm just not a big fan of milk in general and warm milk does even less for me. But, I just grin and bare it to streamline the tea operations here.