ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Wednesday, January 31, 1996            TAG: 9601310017
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 8    EDITION: METRO 

HERE'S HOW TO MAKE A PROPER POT OF TEA:

Boil fresh, cold water in a clean pan or steam kettle.

Use a nice fat, round teapot, not a coffee pot.

Make sure the water's at a full boil, then warm the pot by pouring a little boiling water into the pot, replacing the lid, and swirling the water around.

Put in a teaspoon of tea for every person to be served; add one extra teaspoon ``for the pot.''

Let the tea steep for a few minutes.

Pour the tea into the cups through a strainer - and only after you've poured in the milk.

- KNIGHT-RIDDER/TRIBUNE

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