Could well be off topic: better tea

On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:08:02 +0100, Java Jive wrote:

Milk in first, or not?

I thought that stemmed from a couple of centuries ago when china cups
where fing expensive, dropping hot water (aka tea) directly into them
could crack them. Putting the milk in first softened the thermal
shock to the cup.

Instant coffee also tastes different depending on the order, water
onto coffee or coffee into water, the latter is the better taste
IMHO. I think this might be down to "scalding" the coffee with
boiling water rather than the just off boiling of water already in a
mug. In my tests the milk has always been added to the made up
coffee. The granules really don't like to dissolve in cool liquids.

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"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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In article , Terry
Casey
wrote:


I would suggest that anybody who wants to take one up to 14,000ft should
break the seal at ground level ...

I have a toilet in my work van. There are several reasons, all of which are
outside the scope of this discussion. The toilet is a new Thetford type, and
has a seal above the chamber that hold the excrement, urine, and other
bodily waste matter. These toilets are made on the basis that they are used
quite intensively and thus are emptied after, say, a fortnight. My toilet,
however, is used only as a last resort, so it needs emptying because it is
full perhaps once a year. This is hypothetical, because after about three
months it reaches critical mass, and the situation becomes intolerable. At
critical mass the toilet starts to produce gas at high enough pressure to
leak past the seal and pollute the van and the surrounding area with an
odour which makes people say 'What the hell is that?' (because it isn't a
**** smell or anything recognisable outside Porton Down). After they've
asked what the hell it is they either run away or fall to the ground
clutching their throats. It really is bad.

So anyway, that sets the scene, so back to the topic on hand, which is
really things under pressure suddenly causing an upset. T'ther day I went
into the bog compartment and faced it. I bent forwards and pulled the seal
lever. Despite the seal leaking slightly there must have been some pressure
behind it, because everything on and near the seal (pieces of ****, mostly)
flew suddenly upwards and peppered my face and upper body. This was terribly
demoralising, and I strongly recommend anyone with a similar bog to avoid
the occurance. Luckily I keep a pack of babywipes in the toilet compartment,
so I was able to emerge looking just slightly brown, as if I'd been on
holiday abroad.

Bill

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On Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:04:30 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:

On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:08:02 +0100, Java Jive wrote:

Milk in first, or not?

I thought that stemmed from a couple of centuries ago when china cups
where fing expensive, dropping hot water (aka tea) directly into them
could crack them. Putting the milk in first softened the thermal
shock to the cup.

Yes, exactly the same physics applies, so that may well have been the
original reason, and probably was one of the reasons why my mother was
scolding, but it tastes better too.

Instant coffee also tastes different depending on the order, water
onto coffee or coffee into water, the latter is the better taste
IMHO. I think this might be down to "scalding" the coffee with
boiling water rather than the just off boiling of water already in a
mug. In my tests the milk has always been added to the made up
coffee. The granules really don't like to dissolve in cool liquids.

Yes, they certainly require a lot of stirring that way, but I still
think the result is better. However, I mostly drink filtered coffee,
so I put the milk in the cup and then place the filter over it and
pour in the boiling water.

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On Thu, 6 Aug 2009 02:39:23 +0100, "Bill Wright"
wrote:


"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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In article , Terry
Casey
wrote:


I would suggest that anybody who wants to take one up to 14,000ft should
break the seal at ground level ...

I have a toilet in my work van. There are several reasons, all of which are
outside the scope of this discussion. The toilet is a new Thetford type, and
has a seal above the chamber that hold the excrement, urine, and other
bodily waste matter.
What is your *other* bodily waste matter?

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On Thu, 6 Aug 2009 02:39:23 +0100, "Bill Wright"
wrote:


"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
...
In article , Terry
Casey
wrote:


I would suggest that anybody who wants to take one up to 14,000ft
should
break the seal at ground level ...

I have a toilet in my work van. There are several reasons, all of which
are
outside the scope of this discussion. The toilet is a new Thetford type,
and
has a seal above the chamber that hold the excrement, urine, and other
bodily waste matter.

What is your *other* bodily waste matter?

Semen?

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"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
ll.co.uk...
On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:08:02 +0100, Java Jive wrote:

Milk in first, or not?

I thought that stemmed from a couple of centuries ago when china cups
where fing expensive, dropping hot water (aka tea) directly into them
could crack them. Putting the milk in first softened the thermal
shock to the cup.

I put the milk in first for tea as I can easily estimate the amount of milk
required in the bottom of the cup, and adding the milk afterwards requires a
visual assessment of the brownness after stirring - but I don't stir tea as
I don't take sugar in it.

Instant coffee also tastes different depending on the order, water
onto coffee or coffee into water, the latter is the better taste
IMHO. I think this might be down to "scalding" the coffee with
boiling water rather than the just off boiling of water already in a
mug. In my tests the milk has always been added to the made up
coffee. The granules really don't like to dissolve in cool liquids.

I find that too, which is why I always add the milk afterwards for instant
coffee - I have to stir it as I *do* take sugar in coffee.

An alternative is to blend a small amount of milk with the solid
constituents at the bottom of the mug and stir vigorously - this may give
the drink a creamy consistency.

Filter coffee I may do either way round.

And as for cocoa...

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"I dun coke, man. You don' wanna touch that stuff, man, you don' ever
wanna touch it. It's dangerous stuff, man! It's lethal! I was just
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On Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:52:26 +0100, Jim Lesurf
wrote:

...unless of course you *like* having your face covered with coffee
granules. :-)

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On Thu, 6 Aug 2009 11:28:35 +0100, "Max Demian"
wrote:

I put the milk in first for tea as I can easily estimate the amount of milk
required in the bottom of the cup, and adding the milk afterwards requires a
visual assessment of the brownness after stirring

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On Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:27:24 +0100, lid wrote:

What is your *other* bodily waste matter?

Vomit?

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