How do you take yer Brew?

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How do you take yer Brew?

Post by Northern Lass »

By that I mean what is your favourite cuppa?

and

do you have tea leaves or teabags
if so which ones?

I was just wondering as I dunked me ginger nuts in this afternoon
(and please boys let's not get silly about that!)

I can't stand earl grey or those fruit teas
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Re: How do you take yer Brew?

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I drink Earl Grey most of the time, with milk.

Stayed in a 2star-but-we-deliver-3star hotel near Gloucester this spring and when the waiter brought the tea pot, then fetched the sugar, I told him to skip the sugar but bring the milk. Know what he said? "I have never seen any one add milk to Earl Grey tea before." Bloody cheek!!!!
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Re: How do you take yer Brew?

Post by snoopysue »

If I have the time and the inclination then I use leaves, with a black tea blend - with milk of course.
Usually I'm a bag lady! (No comments there :wink: )

As far as Earl Grey goes, I'm not a big fan, but if I do drink it it has to be without milk, same goes for other perfumed teas. I don't mind fruit tea, but again without milk. If I try a new blend, then I'll taste it without milk first.
As far as I'm concerned I don't think of fruit teas in the same way as black tea (such as typhoo etc), they're just a drink, if I want a cup of tea then it's a black tea!
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Re: How do you take yer Brew?

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My pref is bags
Sainsburys or waitrose own

my ma drinks this redbush tea it is vile!!
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Re: How do you take yer Brew?

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Northern Lass wrote:My pref is bags
Sainsburys or waitrose own

my ma drinks this redbush tea it is vile!!


Mine's from Tesco's - running out though, so I'll be buying the local stuff soon :(
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Re: How do you take yer Brew?

Post by Jimmy »

Northern Lass wrote:By that I mean what is your favourite cuppa?

and

do you have tea leaves or teabags
if so which ones?

I was just wondering as I dunked me ginger nuts in this afternoon
(and please boys let's not get silly about that!)

I can't stand earl grey or those fruit teas


With all this searching I do, I don't have time to make a cup of tea,

So I drink coffee.
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Re: How do you take yer Brew?

Post by Annie »

Tea bags for me , not strong with no sugar and just small amount of milk , normally use Tetley's but also like Tesco but never tried Sainsbury's, and a piece of Sainsbury's Victoria sponge cake with fresh cream goes down well with or with out a cuppa tea. :oops: :o Sorry done it again gone of track.

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Re: How do you take yer Brew?

Post by grangers14 »

:lol: :lol: Jimmy! Me too!

I dont drink tea, just black coffee. By afternoon I like it strong but with cream.

My husband likes Yorkshire tea, made with 2 tea bags.
Youngest daughter like Tetleys strong.
My son likes all fruit tea drimks he doesnt have normal tea or coffee..

I have 3 types of coffee in the cupboard.
Nescafe original for me.
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Re: How do you take yer Brew?

Post by MarkCDodd »

VERY STRONG Earl Grey with a teeny weeny bit of milk.

I am a bit partial to English Breakfast as well.

Normal teas my favorite brand is Liptons.
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Re: How do you take yer Brew?

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PG Tips - no sugar and just show it the milk
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Re: How do you take yer Brew?

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Darjeeling tea bag in a pot (1 bag to two cups of tea) first thing (I'm just off to get the second cup now) then a teaspoon of loose Darjeeling in a pot in the afternoon, Twinings for preference (our local Waitrose used to do their 'first flush' leaves which were hellish expensive but lovely) but getting Twinings loose Darjeeling is difficult round here now so I tend to use supermarket own which is stronger and more tannic. As you can see I like it weak, plus a teaspoon of milk.

I used to like it strong, with two sugars, Assam when I could afford it, PG when I was poor, but virtually stopped taking sugar when a friend introduced me to Darjeeling. When my mother was alive I had a quarter of a teaspoon of sugar, just to wind her up, I stopped it completely the day she died.

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Re: How do you take yer Brew?

Post by BC Wench »

I'm with Marky. Twinings English Breakfast, milk and no sugar 'cos I'm sweet enough. Funny thing is, I don't take sugar in tea or coffee, but I love cakes and puddings. Sorry, going off at a tangent like Annie :-)
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Re: How do you take yer Brew?

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BC Wench wrote:I'm with Marky. Twinings English Breakfast, milk and no sugar 'cos I'm sweet enough. Funny thing is, I don't take sugar in tea or coffee, but I love cakes and puddings. Sorry, going off at a tangent like Annie :-)


I'm the same Barb, call it meaness (or thriftyness) when I was a student! And don't cakes and biscuits go with cups of tea and coffee anyway! :wink:
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Re: How do you take yer Brew?

Post by Margarett »

P.G. Tips or sainsbury's Red Label tea bags for me. With no sugar, and not too much milk. I like my tea brown, not beige!!! No cake or biscuits, as I'm dieting.
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Re: How do you take yer Brew?

Post by Rob »

I love Yorkshire tea bags and loose Darjeeling.
And i drink Douwe Egberts coffee.
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