To make a good cup of tea:

• Use a teapot of china, pottery or heat resistant glass. Wash with soap and hot water and rinse well after each using.
• Heat the teapot just before making tea by filling it with hot water. Let it stand until thoroughly heated, then empty it.
• Measure tea into the pot, allowing 1 - 1 1/2 tsp. tea per cup of water.
• Add freshly boiled boiling water.
• Cover pot and let tea steep 5 - 6 minutes. Never let it boil.
• Strain it into another heated pot or into cups. Serve with milk or thin cream, slices of lemon and sugar.

*found on loose page of old cookbook

Tea Essence Recipes

Method #1

1 cup dry tea
7 cups boiling water

• Steep for 10 minutes and drain. Add 1 cup of brew to 7 cups of water and it is ready to use.

Method #2

1 cup dry tea
4 cups boiling water

• Pour boiling water over tea and let stand for 7 mins. Strain into jars. When cool, cover and store. Use 1 cup of essence to 8 cups of boiling water to make tea.

Method #3

1 cup tea
8 cups boiling water

• Allow tea to steep for 10 minutes in the boiling water. Strain, cool and put in sealers. To make up, use one cup of this essence to six cups of boiling water. This essence can be kept for weeks, preferably refrigerated.

I’m not familiar with tea essence and found these recipes in some old notes of mine. I think the idea is to make a strong “concentrated” form of tea to store and then use to make regular tea. Maybe it’s a frugal form of keeping tea on hand?

If anyone has any more info on this, I’d like to hear it :).

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