Straw Poll: If you only had two flasks this winter..

[Zinky]

Boiling water and tom 57 soup

[chesters1]

tea but only if its yorkshire bred

[davidP]

Hot water only in flask, small plastic bag containing tea bags, teaspoon & sweetners, and a small bottle of fresh milk. Spot on and a guaranteed bite just as you try and squeeze the teabag! And if I'm lucky and there's some in the house, a couple of dunkable biscuits for that extra-decadent moment.

[tj]

Coleman stove,buckets of water and strong(Yorkshire)tea.

[paul mc]

Im another hot water only man myself.It may be fidley carrying the extra milk but its worth it on a cold day with an earl grey Tbag.

[chris]

Yet another hot water man and seperate milk and tea bags(large flask).Oh and hip flask,drop o brandy or calvados,Mmm.

chris

[chesters1]

but hot water from a flask isnt boiling ,tea must be made with boiling water or it tastes like "economy tea" yuk

[Steve Burke]

I couldn't agree more, Chesters. That's why I make mine at home. As I said earlier, make it weaker than you normally like and it continues brewing in the flask.

 

Not having a proper cuppa is one of the worst things about going to the Continent or the States. In the latter an American proudly offered me some real English tea - made with real tealeaves in a teapot. Trouble is she used hot water rather than boiling water! Ugh!I reckon it all started going wrong with the Boston Tea Party1

 

It's even worse in Germany. Some restaurants don't even have fresh milk on the premises. You get evaporated milk to go with your lukewarm cup of water. They don't even put the teabag in the water!

 

[ 15. October 2002, 09:57 PM: Message edited by: Steve Burke ]

[phonebush]

Steve,

If you'll come back we'll try harder! Somehow those of us in America that drink tea prefer it steeped in hot, not boiling, water. Boiled tea is much too strong to suit my taste.

Bring Chesters along with you although I beleive he is beyond teaching. BTW tea from India seems most pleasing to the taste on the great plaines of the US midwest.

Phone

Edit: Regarding the straw poll. I like a bottle of hot Dr. Pepper (a cola soft drink) and a little beef jerky.

 

[ 16. October 2002, 02:10 AM: Message edited by: phonebush ]

[SteveH]

One flask hot water to make tea or coffee, one flask of Oxo with white pepper and chilli added, (Guaranteed to wrm the cockles [even of the guy sat opposite you in his bivvy])