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Many people don't know the correct way to make tea.

Boil water

Put some of the hot water in the tea pot to let warm, then drain it out.

Put your tea bags (or fresh tea in a tea leaf strainer) and pour boiling water over it.

Put a "tea cozy" over the tea pot to keep warm. These can be bought Wal-mart or craft fairs.

Coffee perks, TEA STEEPS. The longer the tea steeps the stronger it gets. Just like cooking a steak rare, medium or well done, ask your guests how strong they like their tea.

Once you feel the tea is just right remove the tea bags.

Scottish people often would put a cube of sugar between their teeth and sip their tea that way. Others in Scotland would put their cream/sugar in the tea, stir and then put a little in the saucer and sip it that way.

The proper way to serve tea is in a tea cup. Most of us just use mugs now and that's fine, but if you are having older ladies over (70 and up) I suggest tea cups.

Additional tips

When making iced tea, I have found that filtering the tea through a strainer lined with a coffee filter greatly reduces the amount of sediment in the bottom of the pitcher. This especially applies to tea made with tea bags, since the ground tea causes the sediment in the bottom of the pitcher. This will also greatly improve the quality, taste and clarity of the tea, thus resulting in clear tea instead of cloudy.

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