English Jane Posted April 4, 2006 #26 Share Posted April 4, 2006 By the way - do you put the milk in the cup first, or after the tea is made? If you make the tea in a pot using leaves then you should MIF (milk in first). If you make the tea in a cup using a bag you should MIL (milk in last). By the way, in my opinion dunking is 'de rigeur!' Mornings I might favour a digestive. Afternoons, maybe a rich tea. Afternoon tea - it's got to be ginger nuts. Special occasions - shortbread. I'd love to have tea with any of you cultured people! Jane x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ladies Posted April 4, 2006 Author #27 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Dunking? How dare you!! So non-U!!! Insult to this site!! You are hereby fined one Liptons tea bag!! Of course I don't dunk - but if I did I would dunk only digestives!! And I would make sure the tea wasn't so hot that the biscuit immediately collapsed into the tea and had to be fished out in a very non-ladylike manner!! Unfortunately, the reason I don't dunk at the moment is that the digestives here are .............not nice!! The exorbitant price of imported British biccies at Publix would affect my ability to cruise!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinAngel Posted April 4, 2006 #28 Share Posted April 4, 2006 British-style afternoon tea, complete with tablecloths, gleaming Samovars and tea boxes for herbal and specialty teas, is a leisurely daily occurrence on board. Passengers can enjoy freshly prepared finger sandwiches, cookies, biscuits and cakes served by white-gloved waiters in smart, formal attire, and accompanied by easy-listening music. Above is what Princess line offers. Seems the officers are British, so I read, the upscale suites can have it served in their rooms. :o Tea Trivia: At sea level water boils at: F 212.0 or C 100.0 Where I live at: 5500 feet elevation F 201.9 or C 94.4 Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine0138 Posted April 4, 2006 #29 Share Posted April 4, 2006 The Lipton's Earl Grey is disgusting it has a very perfumy taste, as opposed to the flavour of Bergamont. On the subject of dunking it has to be rich tea or digestive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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