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1900-1949 Food & Drink

How to Make Tea, 1930

So, is this instruction, from “The Essex Cookery Book”, the definitive way to make tea? With tea leaves, of course, old chap.

The Essex Cookery Book, 1930
The Essex Cookery Book, 1930

It seems so simple and yet, if you’re British, getting it right is so bloody important. Otherwise, you’re in the realms of Arthur Dent’s nightmare:

 

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