Absolutely true. Everyday at 8am, 3pm and 7pm we receive texts and emails telling us when to have tea. The alarm is old hat technology now and discontinued across many parts of the country except for forests and mountains where the phone reception is poor. Prior to 1911 they used to employ "Tea criers" whose job it was to walk the streets banging on old biscuit tins with a dead squirrel, but sadly after Nigel Whistlethrop invented the electric tea alarm system in October of that year they were all rounded up by the King's guard and fed to the wild haggis population. This was quite fortunate for them in reality as the notorious tea strikes of 1912 meant they'd have been out of a job anyway. Thank goodness those strikes ended at the outset of WWII. Of course, even though the alarms are now mostly via sms, deaf people still have the original Whistlethrop flashing lanterns installed in their houses. I understand there's currently research into nanobot technology which means that the tea alarm can be injected directly into a body which will cause dry mouth at the correct times, negating the need to carry around a fully charged phone. Can't wait, got my name down for a jab, we all have 😂😂😂
Fun tea fact! A lot of teas are blended with the local water source in mind. For example, Yorkshire Tea tastes best in Yorkshire because it was blended to work with the local mineral content in the water.
@glennmiller3630 speaking as a Sotonian anyone from anywhere north of Winchester is a northerner. Fun fact Sotonian auto corrects to solo onion if you type it with a lowercase S
In some offices a tea trolley (small hand cart) comes round, the 'tea lady' will make her presents known (twice per day). There is also a program on BBC Radio 2, which announced afternoon tea, (not sure if that's still a think) was often played over Tannoy (speaker system) in factories.
It now will depend on the industry. Many factories required everyone to be working at the same time and often in very loud environments. But back in the day, entire towns would go to work and take their holidays and schools would close all at the same time because one industry would employ everyone. (its like there's whole world out there you should find out about - and some history too mate)@@rusty5078
My parents had a teas-made! Litterally an alarm clock with a built-in kettle that boils and pours a cup of boiling water when it goes off, you just leave the teabag in the cup overnight and wake up to tea. Not common these days but they were absolutely a thing in the 80s
Well They have tried Tetley now, and they do have Yorkshire and Yorkshire Gold but how about throwing in PG Tips into the ring as the three main Tea blends in my house are PG Tips, Tetley and Yorkshire
All you need is Yorkshire teabags. Twinings is pronounced twynings, as in a capital i. Also, teacups are needed when using a teapot with the bags left brewing. The volume of a teacup is not really enough to do it the way you did. Teabags only go directly into mugs, not teacups. Just a FYI.
A tea alarm. Omfg. If there has been I've obviously been deaf for the past 28 years. I'm in tears laughing. Also thank you for not sticking those teas in the microwave.
I feel like this might have been a thing in some places more like 100 years ago when factory work was so big. Some work places might have break alarms and you just drink tea on your break.
"Builder's Tea" is a classic style in the UK. Which is what every tradesman expects when working on your home. A double strength tea with loads of milk and sugar, served in a large mug.
I can remember JT in his truck. Calling his boss, saying he’s quitting his job. Going to try to do something different. Hoping that it would be better. JT! You come a long way Baby!! In my opinion, the best decision you ever made.❤
After WW2 there were an awful lot of air raid sirens surplus to requirements and there were an awful lot of vast factories and building sites doing.......rebuilding. It was impractical to expect George the tea boy to cover these vast sites telling everyone the tea was ready so they decided to repurpose the sirens.
my granddad used to work in a steel mill after the war, he was to copy paperwork, but his second job was to do the tea siren, he always told me "the best part of the day was hearing that siren ring out without shitting yourself thinking the germans were about to blow you to bits" edit: when the factory closed he nicked the siren, its currently in my attic
@@SkleppyKins It makes perfect sense though, factories and building sites are large noisy places and so a siren is perfect to make people hear. It was also used for lunch and end of the day.
I have to agree …. I was always a PG tips kinda guy maybe tetlys at a push…. But then Yorkshire hit the scene and I was a total convert from my first cup!
Tetleys is my go to Tea also! I drink roughly 6-7 cups of tea a day. I drink mine with milk (about a shot glass), no sugars. I cannot function without a cuppa lol. It's refreshing to see Americans actually use proper milk ratios lol. It's also refreshing to see the water being boiled properly, and not 'heated' in the microwave 😂
6-7 cups a day is pretty low to be fair. 12-16 - one cup per hour awake would be more average - Some people might even get through a cup every half hour :)
Tetleys is horrible so weak... BUT... whenever i go to the states to visit my relations i would take a tetley uk bag over ANYTHING they get over there.. there tea is litreally like milk water
@@franohmsford7548 I drunk tea as the only liquid, but I couldn't drink so much, unless the cups are barely over 100ml. You usually just need maybe 2 liters of water per day.
I drink 1-2 cups and for context my cup is 2 litres so often use a full kettle, also drink slow to not burn throat and fast so not cold at end from about an hour to drink
Tea is much better without adding sugar, especially if you're having sugary snacks like cakes or cookies with it, much more refreshing. Earl Grey and Lady Grey tea is meant to be drank without milk. Malteasers are pronounced 'malt eez ers' and Twinings is prounounced 'tw eye nings. Glad you enjoyed, tea and biscuits are addictive! :)
Earl Grey & Lady Grey are meant to be drank without milk, I drink Earl Grey with a slice of real lemon in it sometimes, I use sweetners instead of proper sugar, 😊
It's all personal preference. I cannot drink black tea without sugar and milk. Tea may be better without sugar for you but that doesn't go for everyone.
Yorkshire tea I think has a good flavour compared to most but if you can get it loose asam tea made in a pot and steeped for a few minutes is fantastic, tea a drop of milk and teaspoon of raw sugar now we talking tea Best wishes Tim Sunday photographic promotions UK
This is a very serious question. I have scoured the UK for the best tea and i have to say the best i have tried is Welsh Brew Kenyan and Assam tea bags. Sensational and very reasonably priced. Everyone saying tetley or yorkshire tea don't know what they are talking about.
@picklerick7872 people don't know what they are talking about when it comes to talking about their favourite tea? Sorry, I didn't realise you knew what their favourite really was and they had it wrong all this time.
We have a device in England that you put on your bedside table, thats an alarm clock with teapot and water container, called a Teasmade you prepare it the day before with the tea and water, and it wakes you up with a hot pot of Tea, ready for pouring without getting out of bed 😊
@@JonEvans-st9ktswan/salter brands personal coffee maker 😊 digital clock on it programmed like a basic digital alarm clock and wake up to the smell of fresh coffee. Only does 400ml but enough to get the day/night started
There is a difference between a Cookie and a Biscuit, Much like cake, cookies are made from a soft, thick dough and are denser than an English biscuit. When they are finished, cookies are larger, softer, and chunkier than their biscuit cousins. In contrast, the word “biscuit” comes from the Latin 'bis' (twice) and 'coquere' (cooked). It essentially means twice baked! Biscuits were baked twice to make them harder, so that they would last longer on a long sea Voyage and not get stale quickly.
more "Mull" than "Mall" You have to elongate the vowell in "Mall" and when people say Maltesers that doesn't happen. EDIT Oh and some people might see "Mall" and think it rhymes with Hal or Val rather than Ball, Wall, Call, Tall :)
Don't really matter how you pronounce moll-teezers just so's you cram as many in your mouth as you can then relax while they dissolve into that sweet sweet malty goo.
The tea alarm is absolutely real. Every day at 3pm. They used to use the old war siren system but with a jolly jingle. Now it's an alert on peoples' phones. Most people drop what they're doing and gather at the nearest tea station in an orderly queue.
Absolutely Jess. The alarm dates back to the old Ministry for Tea, a government department that was set up following the closure of the East India Company. The first government Tea Minister was Earl Gray, hence he had a tea named after him and after his wife. Things are different now, but anybody caught not observing their 3pm tea break in the old days could face harsh punishment. And lets not re-open the wounds of the Great Tea War between those who put the milk in first and those who put it in last. Riots still break out to this day between the milk firsters and the milk lasters.
Remember back in the late 90s in our government office. When they had meetings, they would order "tea and biscuits" from the canteen. The canteen would supply insulated jugs of tea and coffee, and a plate of small packets of biscuits. So we would always scavenge the uneaten biscuits after the meetings. Back then we still had a tea trolley come around for our morning and afternoon 15 minute breaks. With filled rolls in the morning, and cakes in the afternoon.
Remember going to school in Salisbury for a year, I'm from north east England. And they had a tea trolley go round twice a day.. Was shocked, but was great. 😮🎉😊☕🍪
Barry's is an Irish tea brand. It's the best tea. I won't drink anything else. Chickatees are Irish too. They're really tasty. It looks like someone from Ireland has been sending you stuff.
lol love it when JT trys to pronounce tea products & snacks .. its " MOL .. TEE .. SERS " and " TWY .. NINGS " lol when I buy a pack of maltesers I growl at anyone who even comes near the pack MY CHOCCY ! When making a cuppa T squeeze the teabag with the spoon on the inside of the mug to squeeze out all the yummy'ness from the teabag and Im soooo happy ya put ya lil pinky out too hahaha TWININGS / TETLEY & TYPHOO cuz ya gotta OOOOOOH when ya drink Typhoo top tier UK tea bags for sure !
Tea is an odd drink also in that it warms you up on a cold day, but cools you down (somehow) on a hot day. You need a Yorkshire breakfast or builders tea, and don't add milk to flowery/herbal teas (like lady/earl grey)
Hi Folks, A lot depends on how hard/soft your water is (hard water contains more Calcium) it alters how the tea reacts. For Hard water use Yorkshire teas. The Lady Grey, would normally not be served with milk. So pleased you boiled the water properly, also timing the steep, well done. Glad you liked them.
Lady Grey was actually designed about 30 odd years ago to go with milk or without,It a trademarked tea,meaning only one company can make it , unlike Earl Grey,Basically same as hHobnobs, a new thing pretending to me an old thing.
The taste of tea comes down to your water type. How much chemicals your water is treated with. I live in an area of Scotland where the water isn’t treated with harsh chemicals so I buy teabags that are designed with that in mind. For example, anything that reads Scottish blend means that it is ideally used in a water supply without harsh chemicals as in an area that has water treatment chemicals added it will ruin the taste.
So Scottish tea is more mild? I filter my water, and with boiling too that makes it not so chemical-laden, but it is fairly hard water though, without filtering it smells lie, chlorine coming out of the tap. Idk what tea to get, but i thought of going full-on fancy and getting Pukka breakfast tea. People seem to think Pukka is fancy, it is, i cut open the turmeric one and use it in curry, it's almost a match to my Indian Gujarati grandma's spice blend, it's turmeric and a bunch of other spices, etc, very mild, very specific, with potatoes or whatever, then add black mustard seeds, fresh coriander and fresh tomatoes, and it's a Gujarati curry.
I’ve always wanted to visit Scotland but after doing my DNA test came back 41% from Scotland made me want to even more! I’ll give the tea a try but can’t imagine ever liking it better than some good ole’ Texas sweet iced tea or Dr Pepper :)
The Teasmade was popular in the 1970's, it was an Alarm Clock that brewed and made a pot of Tea at your bedside first thing in the morning, they are not very popular these days and are considered a bit Old Fashioned After Three Teaspoons of Sugar it does not get any sweeter it just does not dissolve and settles at the bottom of your cup, Sugar and milk is Optional, to everyone's personal taste
I am old enough to remember Workers playtime on the radio it went When your working hard at home or relaxing or your in a crowded factory just set yourself free when the clock strikes three everything stops for tea. You also need Ginger Nuts to dip in your tea.
Love the vids. I won't personally put milk in Lady Grey. English blend, english breakfast etc. would usually have milk. They are pronounced Mal-tease-ers and Twine-ings. Keep up the good work. 👍
Tea Alarm Time ( most commonly known by its acronym T.A.T) was a British tradition going way back. It was a working class affair mainly - the gentry had tea ceremonies with bone China cups and slices of lemon, the upper classes tended to drink Earl Grey and the like - altogether a fancy affair. 'Tat' was a different case entirely. The 'Tat' alarm would ring out at noon every working day, people would stop what they were doing immediately and head to the nearest 'Tat' station. Once there you would be given a cup of black tea with a splash of milk. Sugar was somewhat of a luxury but most 'Tat' stations prided themselves on providing a small cube for every cup. However the whole tradition was jeopardized by the great war, fresh milk was getting harder and harder to come by and it's said that desperate 'Tat' stations (worried that factory workers would riot if denied their tea) would have to resort to procuring milk from wet nurses. That's where the saying "Tit for Tat" comes from 😉
I know people have Tea with sugar in it in Britain also, but you need to try it without! Tea shouldn't be sweet in my eyes, but each to their own! Love seeing you guys try British things, keep up the good work ❤
As a Brit that doesn't like/drink tea, I always have to run and hide in the cupboard under the stairs whenever if goes off so that the police don't spot me breaching regulation.
@@AxR558 you should be careful telling people that! I hear they have tea detection vans that drive around looking for people who aren't partaking in the national brew. Like those bbc ones in the 80s 😂
They're referring to an online vid where a guy is saying we have sirens out on the streets, that go off at a certain time (like air raid sirens) & we all have to go & have a cup of tea, no matter where you are, or what you're doing... It's like 100% clear it's a wind up.
@AD270479 well, that's obvious but they're asking if it's real. Hence why I said "I've never heard of a tea alarm before". Should I have put a no at the beginning so it was more literally obvious I was saying there wasn't one?
@@roxyleighsmith6601 Well yes, 'no' would be better Roxy. Because do you know what isn't obvious? At no point did you state you were from the UK, so unless you expect me to assume you have heard of everything that exists in the world, or expect me to just assume you are British, saying 'no, it's fake' is much better confirmation of it being untrue, than 'I've never heard of it before' is. You could have been an American, just stating you had never heard about the UK having tea alarms?... Then the fact you went on about alarms in factories, made it look like you didn't know exactly which tea alarm they were actually referring to either, again you expect me to know you had seen the vid they were referring to? Being literal saves a lot of ppl from having to assume things & saves confusion.
I never thought I’d be willingly watching a video of other people drinking tea. And then finding it hilarious. 😂 Side note- IMO eating anything sweet will alter the taste of your tea. I always have my snack after my tea or it tastes yucky.
English Breakfast teabag, 2 teaspoons of sugar(or 3 cubes), add boiling water(as quickly and hot as possible, not just boiled but still boiling preferably), stir well, let stew for at least 3mins, stir well again, squeeze teabag carefully against side of cup/mug with a spoon(don't burst it or burn your fingers*) and remove, tiny splash of milk(or to personal taste), stir a final time. In my opinion, the hotter the tea the better it is and is best when consumed at the highest temperature you can stand drinking it without it actually burning your mouth. More hardened tea drinkers will often just blow the steam off their cup and start slurping away at it straight away. *some of us develop asbestos fingertips/lips/tongues due to the constant teamaking and tea drinking we do from an early age.
lol no we dont have tea alarms, we dont wait to be told to drink tea. we just make one (10x a day lol) its America where you would have a coffee break alarm i think! also its pronounced MALL-TEASERS :)
Of course everyone has an alarm for Tea!! If we didn’t we’d all be checking our watches all the time. Yorkshire Tea takes some beating. Your videos are great 👍🏼
All I’m going to say is where is everyone in the country? Coz I’ve found no matter what tea! It’s the water that makes a helllll of a difference…. And that change’s a lot where you are in this country!
@@brianbrotherston5940 I don’t have a sainsburys near me but I do a tesco!! Funny enough there own brand ain’t bad.. but I do drink Yorkshire otherwise! As a builder I’ve traveled around the country a bit (England) so I’ve tasted the same tea but in different waters, and I tell you it tastes totally different!! Especially north to south… Americans only going by the shy’t we get sent here which isn’t great but still covered by are food standard laws I couldn’t say as I’ve never been there to taste what they really eat!
Tea leaves are better then tea bags where you need a tea strainer so you don't get tea leaves in your tea. Most tea bags are bleached, also it depends on the water you use in the tea. At home we have a reverse osmosis filter on our tap so we don't fluoride, chlorine or any nasty stuff in the water.
There are 'tea alarms' in factories. There used to be a radio jingle about tea: "If you're sitting all at home and relaxing Or you're working in a busy factory Just set yourself free when the clock strikes three 'Cos everything stops for tea!"
Suppose you're working outdoors or you're head down in your schoolwork - it's very easy to not look at your watch or a clock and you could miss teatime. That's why most towns and big cities have the tea siren so that nobody misses their cuppa. In many villages without a siren, they ring the church bell. We use both in my town - ten second of siren followed by a short peel of the parish church bell.
02:05 JT, I am so glad you identified Barry's as Irish otherwise I would have pointed it out 😆 For Irish tea, my favourite must be Lyons instead of Barry's. 02:24 Although I am Irish, I spend a lot of time in the UK. I can categorically say without doubt, there is no such thing as a "tea alarm". I would honestly love to know where you got that from! 🤣 The closest we get to a "tea alarm" is a teasmade, which is an alarm clock to wake you up in the morning but it also makes a fresh cup/mug of tea, so you can drink it before getting out of bed. It would seem like Americans do not know how to make tea. Those cups did not look good: 1. Reduce the amount of sugar to 1 teaspoon or cube, otherwise you cannot taste the tea. 2. Put the sugar in first, so it can dissolve properly with the boiling water. 3. When the tea has had time to brew, squeeze the teabag as you remove it, then you get the proper strength of the tea. What tea was used in the tall cup in the middle? Because honestly, that just looked like slightly darkened milk. If you are going to dunk biscuits into tea, you can only use Rich Tea biscuits, anything else is illegal! 😝
You need to try Yorkshire tea. I'm not even from Yorkshire but I think it's the best lol Btw that other tea company is pronounced Twine-ings. And they're pronounced malt-teasers
You should also try twinnings Assam tea. It’s a strong tea and has some malty tones to it. My go to. Keep up the amazing content and congratulations on your new property
That english afternoon tea is the tea that we have at 12:30-13:00 which is the second tea alarm of the day 11am 12:30pm and lastly 7pm And its like a loud siren across the town when everybody stops and makes a cuppa
Yep! Every town and village has a tea time alarm. Traditionally these are fitted onto the village/town hall and local churches. It used to be performed by a special ringing of the bells at the church but modern alarms are electric. Some are left over air raid sirens from the war. There are also proposals for a network alert to be sent out to everyone's phones but this isn't practical everywhere due to reception and the elderly not necessarily having modern smart phones. For the more remote areas without a church or town hall the town crier will stand nearby and ring his hand bell.
@@roseyperkins1058 yeah I fully agree with that. I’m kinda weird tho I have like a full on timetable: it’s a really strong black breakfast tea with skimmed milk and no sugar for breakfast, whatever in the middle of the day and then an earl grey (or lady grey) in evening
@@WijaLE I have tried doing no sugar with my black tea but it was weird so I swapped it out for honey instead i haven’t had milky tea since I was 16 or 17 I’m 24 but I do alternate green tea in the morning Yorkshire tea around 11 second Yorkshire around 3 and then green tea after 8 and then sleepy tea before bed because I was having trouble staying asleep
Of course there's a tea alarm, how else would we know when to drink our tea? It can be annoying sometimes when you're in the middle of something and the alarm goes off and we have to stop for tea, but I suppose in the scale of things, it's not the worst problem to have in the world! 😂
They are malt-tease-sers JT and you need to dip some mcvities digestives or rich tea biscuits in your tea or coffe. Also all the different teas are from the same bush it's just how they are crushed or rolled.
So, pronounciation guide. Malteasers = Malt (like you put in milkshakes) teasers, like when you tease someone. Twinings - Twine (like fine) ings Lady Grey and Earl Grey are usually drunk without milk, and are often decribed as floral or perfumey. I would try each one without sugar, then add a cube, then add another to find what works best for you for each one.
Hi all, to make british tea first get your favourite tea bag (mine is PG tips) put a bag into a mug add boiling water no need to wait for it to brew just stir with a spoon for a short while then squeeze the tea bag against the side of the mug with a spoon, take out and then add milk, not to much, if you desire you can add sugar but it taste a whole lot better without, PERFECTION. Under no circumstances leave the tea bag in the cup
Straight away I see there’s no Yorkshire tea - it’s a firm favourite, brewed by Taylor’s of Harrogate, I’m never without it..!! Here’s a tip - try a cuppa tea straight after fried food - you’ll thank me later!
Lol. The alarm question is hilarious, and I've a feeling you'll get mixed answers haha. I mean, some people genuinely have set times they drink tea - so probably do set alarms (I know my old parents do, and even complain if they miss the time)... Also, interesting fact, the UK is the only country that has electic use surge times that power stations are even aware and prepared for... and they are based around the commerical break times in TV soaps like Emmerdale and Coronation Street - when someone will leave the living room and immediately turn the kettle on, and open the fridge for the milk - causing a massive useage surge nationwide... there's RU-vid documentaries on it :D
They mean the tea time alarm that goes off every day - you know the masts that look like the 5G ones? I guess if you don’t live near one you might not know about it, but in towns and cities all across the country, there is an alarm every day signalling tea time.
@RittingsTN loud adverts and Piers Morgan were the reasons I finally stopped watching TV channels 🤷♀️ I can't stand Piers at any volume. Even muted. After a random rant at him at the TV one morning, I just unplugged the lot 🤷♀️
It so refreshing to see an american make a cup of tea in the proper way, electric kettle and adding everything in the correct order! Can't beat a cup of tea and biscuits! Also I dont know anyone who would buy Twinings tea regularly - its the one that comes free in hotels maybe. Top 3 are probably Tetleys, PG Tips, Yorkshire tea.
If you were to try one cuppa of every tea currently on sale in the UK, and had the UK average of three cuppas a day, it'll take you roughly one year and three months to get through them all.
You may not like the Lady Grey, but you probably might like Earl Grey. Rather than being citrusy it has bergamot so has a more flowery taste to it. I like to have it when I'm feeling a bit fancy. My general go to is Yorkshire tea.
We drink tea like you drink coffee some more than others. The tradional english afternoon tea was something invented by the upper classes long ago that few english do now. We may have a cuppa mid afternoon. I personally am a coffee drinker maybe3-4cups a day Milk and sugar when added to tea is to your taste❤ Ps Most people have 2 teaspoons full and milk
We don't have the butter in a squeeze bottle, but we do have similar butter in 250g 500g and 1kg tubs, that we spread easily, only butter that's hard is the block of butter if it is cold
Unfortunately you're missing the greatest tea of all which is Yorkshire tea, and you have to have rich tea biscuits to dunk, also should have poured the water over the sugar, it would help it melt faster
Love watching your reactions to British snacks and tea, theirs been an alarm sirens for brakes if you working in industrial or engineering places but not the whole town
The tea alarm isn’t a real thing but a lot of people call breaks at work ‘Tea Breaks’ usually they coincide with ‘fag breaks’ (cigarette breaks).. they usually last about 15 minutes every like 3 hours or something but it’s really varied
On a normal 9 hour shift you'd have an hour for lunch and two 15 minute breaks - The best way to break that up on a 9 to 5 would be to have a tea break at 11, lunch at 1 and a tea break at half past 3. That way your last stint is only 75 minutes. - If you're working a twelve hour shift you'd have a break every 2 hrs 45 minutes to again have the final stint be the shortest. 8 till 10.45 11 till 1.45 2.45 till 5.30 5.45 till 8
It happened in many factories and some offices, the last time I was in a factory and heard one was 2005, but that's also the last time I was working in a factory.
Maltesers are one of my all-time favourite sweets and one of the few things I ask for every Christmas (you can buy bigger than usual boxes from some places at Christmas). If you say Malt-ease-ers and run it all together, you'll get Maltesers! JT, have I got to send you a big box for Christmas too? Also, Earl and Lady Grey should be drunk without milk (but some people much prefer milk). And sorry to be picky with this but Twinings is pronounced Twine (like the string)-ings. Lady Grey and Earl Grey are both flavoured with Bergamot oil (Bergamot is a type of citrus fruit), but some varieties of Lady Grey also have dried cornflower petals in the blend, making it look prettier. Twinings used to make a Lady Grey Lavender, with dried lavender flowers in, which was really nice, but as far as I know they didn't make it for very long. They also used to make one called Rose Pouchong, which was lovely, but not really for people that don't like floral flavours. Whittard's make an English Rose one, so I might pop a bit of that in the post for you, as one serving (it's loose-leaf tea, so you need a tea strainer to strain it) is recommended to make two cups.
Lady Grey and Earl Grey tea come from the area I live in. It is specifically blended for the water around the Howick Hall estate in Northumberland UK. It is an acquired taste
10/10 for creative pronunciation of Maltesers aka "Mall-teasers" 🤣 Also, Lady Grey is traditionally served without milk, sometimes with lemon slices. Really good with honey instead of sugar!
Yes we do have a tea alarm. It's always about 11am (which is where the term 'elevenses' comes from). Also, well done on your pronunciations. Particularly twinning and malteasers!
Loved you guys being shocked at the 80 tea bags I buy bags of 440 and I got through about 5 of them a year on my own that doesn't include tea elsewhere that I may have or coffee😂
Twinings is pronounced: Twine-ings. Maltesers is pronounced: Malt-ease-ers. In my experience, you never eat chocolate BEFORE having a cuppa, as the sweetness of the chocolate overrides the sugar in your tea. Always taste your tea with the sugar in it first. Then you'll know exactly how many teaspoons of sugar or sugar cubes are to your liking. I'm Scottish and Tetley has always been my favourite.
Yes, we have a tea alarm. They are typically made from the fur of drop bears in Australia sustaining they entire drop bear fur industry. Nothing better than hearing that alarm after coming back from the wild haggis hunt.
The timings on the box of teabags are nonsense too. Just whomp the bag in the water, whirl it around for a bit, then mash the bag up against the side of the cup a couple of times. Quickest (and probably the most authentically British working class from my experience) way to make a good strong cuppa. Hardly anybody pours the water in and waits around for three minutes, especially without stirring/mashing the bag.
Very well done guys, I'd trust you to make me a cuppa! Kettle boiled water - yes, milk to taste - yes, sugar if desired - yes, proper British biscuit - yes. 10 out of 10 for effort and result. I would use a mug usually and I would stir the teabag (not steep) as soon as the I put the kettle down. I would only steep if making a full (pre warmed) teapot for several people. Yes, there are alarms for "tea break" and in a loud, enormous factory or shop floor it would be a hooter (also used for the start and end of shift). But in an office or a typing pool with only a dozen people the manager would probably stand up and clap her hands and say teatime ladies. In my younger days (and outdated somewhat now) you would not be allowed to eat or drink or go to the toilet outside of break times at 10.30 and 3pm. Things change huh?! My favourite tea is Yorkshire Tea and the making of tea is affected by the water in the area. As for your pronunciation JT, Twinings has only one "t" and sounds like twine ings. Lol as for Maltesers, Mall as in shopping (or maul as in savaged by a lion) and teasers like you and Anna are when dangling doggie treats out of dog's reach. Hallelujah for Americans actually trying tea properly instead of taking the piss, thank you very much.
sat through the whole brewing process trying not to scream at the screan for you to stir the tea with the tea bag in or when you put the sugar in. but most british biscuits i feel like are designed to be dipped in tea. i liked when JT said about wanting his tea looking like his coffeee with amount of milk as when i discribe how much milk i like i always say ''so it doesn't look like coffee''. Great Video as always love you guys you are doing a great job
After leaving school in the early 80's i worked in a factory in Birmingham and we use to have a siren to say the 15 minute break is starting so get the Tea On, 3 Times a day, Not including Lunch.
If you ever try dipping Rich Tea Biscuits, make sure you only dip them for less than a second as if dunked beyond that they will tear themselves apart. Edit: For brewing tea usually around 3 mins for a fully flavoured tea, longer for a more intense flavour. Edit 1: Knik Knacks at least used to have 3 flavours, Nice & Spicy, Rib & Saucy and lastly (now almost impossible to find) Scampi & Lemon. Edit 2: Twining's also do a Strong English Breakfast Tea. Lady Grey is flavoured with Rose, Earl Grey is flavoured with Bergamot. Edit 3: For sweeter you could always add some sugar, honey or maple syrup. Edit 4: There's also a Scottish Blend tea out there by various companies. Edit 5: You can also put tea in the fridge to have it as Cold Tea.
Use the spoon to squeeze the teabag against the inside of the cup for a proper strong cuppa, needed some hob nobs, malted milk or shortcake biscuits to dunk.
Mole-teasers. My favourite tea is Twinnings Lady Grey. Pronounced twine-nings. Twine as in line. Also milk is put into the cup first as old cups would crack if you poured in hot water first and the tea was brewed in a tea pot. Lady Grey is made with lemon peel and orange peel and a black tea leaf. Also Lady Grey and Earl Grey are aromatic teas and should not be drunk with milk.
