(Individual Rule).

1 teaspoon tea. 1 cup boiling water.

Scald the teapot, which should be silver, crockery or granite ware, not tin. Put in the tea, add the freshly boiling water and let it infuse three to five minutes. By no means allow it to boil, for boiling dissipates the aroma and extracts the tannin. Strain into hot cup and serve with cream or milk and lump sugar, or with sugar and a slice of lemon.

Russian Tea

Heat cup, fill three-fourths full of boiling water and dip in it two teaspoons tea (put in tea-ball or fine small strainer), until strong enough. Serve hot with sugar and a slice of lemon.

Note

Lemon is a good substitute for milk. The lemon prevents the headache and sleeplessness which the milk in tea causes to some persons.