How to Make Tea

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Craig Claiborne’s Kitchen Primer

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1969

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Method

Absolute cleanliness is not as essential in a teapot as it is in a coffeepot but the teapot, nonetheless, should be washed frequently and thoroughly after one or two uses. When you discard used tea leaves, empty them onto paper toweling or waxed paper, which may then be rolled into a ball for discarding.

The essential thing in making tea is that the water be brought to a furious boil. P