88 TEA 



little increased. Now you can understand why tea 

 should not be allowed to stew. A properly prepared 

 draw of tea is never left standing on the leaves, but is 

 poured off into a well-warmed, empty teapot. The 

 addition of milk to a cup of tea helps to hinder the tea 

 from impeding digestion. 



Tea is not commonly drunk with milk in all parts 

 of the world, nor is it alwaj^s made by the simple aid 

 of boihng water. The Russians, for instance, put a 

 shce of lemon in their tea ; and the Tibetans make a 

 paste of warmed flour and butter, flavour it with a 

 strong decoction of tea, add milk or water for the 

 purpose of dilution, and then churn the mixture. 



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