Firstly, I always enjoy Theri There - I showed it to my friend imperial_wolf, and he was delighted.
Secondly, tea trivia time!!
In England, the pottery was not so good. Pouring hot tea into a cup would often, in fact make htebase fall off as thermal expansion cracked the bottom of hte clay mug off. To get around this, a little milk was added first to act as a buffer. This is partly why the English always drink tea with milk.
We also brew the tea bitter because we add milk and sugar, traditionally, though sugar is mostly out of favour.
It wasn't until the secret of porcelain made from China Clay was stolen wholesale from the chinese discovered that cups could be made that didn't fall apart from thermal shock. They sometimes still do but modern ceramic mug are usually quite able to withstand it. Cups, being finer, need a little TLC ;)
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Date: 2006-04-10 01:39 pm (UTC)Secondly, tea trivia time!!
stolen wholesale from the chinesediscovered that cups could be made that didn't fall apart from thermal shock. They sometimes still do but modern ceramic mug are usually quite able to withstand it. Cups, being finer, need a little TLC ;)no subject
Date: 2006-05-16 09:06 am (UTC)Does that mean I don't need to warm my cup before pouring tea into it?