Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1870 — About Making Tea. [ARTICLE]

About Making Tea.

Haw few people hfoow how to make tea r Only middle-aged bachelor* ever attain supreme excellence In this art. and perhaps a few gifted ladles who have been cirefully tn strutted by them. How many spoonsful, and drench the same with an indefinite quantity of half boiling water, realize thedifflrulties ofthetaskthey hive so lightly undertaken ! / They ocpfideftly put the fr tea-pot on the stove, as they say to draw,” as if; forsooth, tepid water would ever draw the hidden treasure outt of leaves that have, perhaps, been placed in a tea-pot only half warmed. Others pour you out three thimblesftil as strong as brandy, aqd then ftll,i>p your cup with pure water, anti Land • you this flavorless mixture, with the request that youwilladd ihilk and sugar according to your taste, as if any possible additions could make the wretched stuff drinkable. Some pour your tea into a cold cup, and deluge it the tea will look darker without much milk. Some giva you a good first eup, and let the drained tea pot stand till you call for a second; then have the effrontery to sll it-»p tinker your very pqse. and; offer to pour you dut any quantity of hot water, which they expect you to drink gravely, with milk and sugar, anti call it tea. Others put in soda, and stir the tea-leaves -with a spoon —some boil your tea i in fact, there Is no end to the dreadful delusions, practiced by women on themselves and their viestfastgttuftraf may be laid down, such as—sep that the water boils; warm your tea pot and cups well through; fill the tea-pot at least half or three quarters full, or ypur tea will be cold, thfc water/wiH not be hot enough to draw, or it will draw a little strong esyou will presently have to drown, End consequently spoil, with bdff-> ing 'water. Keep the tes as much as possible of an even quality. Let the second and third cups be at least as strong as the first. Dr. Jphnsqn was a great eonnoiueur in tea., and used not unfrequentLy to take twelve cups. But such were Mrs. Thrale'a experience and skill, that we do not hear Of his being .ever/disappointed. But no fulcs will insure good tea-making. Potta naseitur non Jit, and it may be said similarly, you are born a tea-maker, but you t cannot become one. . Howev«4 lo be a good tea-maker-ip one could be made to realize the importance iof this delightful art, and if they only knew what excellent judges most men ate of tea. we-should won hay* Vhat li sadly tirou foHst the oofottnTrw a great reform in tea-making. —Good Health.