A nice cup of tea m'dear (PG Tips Teabags)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	PG Tips Teabags
Date:	26/08/06 (212 review reads)
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Advantages: A good cup of tea

Disadvantages: more evpensive than my usual brand

It was a long time since I had bought PG TIPS tea bags as we usually drink lose tea of a different kind , I am not a lover of tea bags always reckon they do not taste as nice as the same loose variety . They work out more expensive per cup of tea too.
However I do buy tea bags when we are going camping, they are more convenient. This year before going to France I bought some PG tips tea bags for our morning cuppa. I bought mine in Tesco, could have been any supermarket as you can buy PG tips bags in almost all supermarkets / garage shops / corner shops. A pack of 80 is £1.14 special price at the mo reduced from £1.51p.so that’s about 1.1/2 p for a single bag.

Brooke bond started marketing Pg tips tea in the 1930’s then called digestive .After the Second World War the name changed to 'PRE-GESTEE' soon to be abbreviated to PG, only loose tea was sold then. The tea is made from only the two leaves at the trip of the plant these are the youngest fresh young vegetables are always the best. PG is now a unilever brand.

Tea is supposed to aid the digestion. Tea is rich in antioxidants. Tea's antioxidants are called flavonoids. Tea is a refreshing drink revives the spirits

A revolution happened in 1960. (I was there a swinging hip chick) The tea bag was introduced. The tea bag soon caught on much more convenient, less messy.
The PG tea bag of the 60’s 70’s was square, in the 90’s the PG tea bag became a triangle. PG say there is more room in a triangle there is more space in a triangle than a square so PG says it’s like a miniature tea bag giving more space for the tea to move, brewing a better cuppa.

So sit round the campfire (camping gaz) with me while I brew my holiday cuppa. I light the gaz pour 2 cups of water into the kettle and wait for it to boil, while waiting I put a tea bag in one cup and get another cup ready, water boiling I pour water into both cups, hubby likes his really weak so I fish the tea bag out of his cup (no teapot on camping holiday) and dunk the tea bag into my cup. I let mine brew for nearly a minute not keen on it really strong but I like it stronger than himself. If you like yours really strong then leave it in longer.
I find 1 tea bag sufficient for our 2 cups but if you like it stronger then 1 tea bag per cup is recommended , If I were making tea for three I would use 2 tea bags in a tea pot.
Hubby likes his tea black now (due to a dairy intolerance he developed after picking up a gut parasite by drinking unboiled water from a mountain stream a few years ago(stupid man)) Personally unless I am drinking Earl grey or another speciality tea I prefer mine with milk.. I add my milk first do you some people add their milk after pouring the tea into the cup.
I do not take sugar in my tea stopped taking it in the seventies when there was a sugar strike and I could not be bothered to queue

I leave mine to cool a little then take a sip. Yes Pg tips tea bags do make a fair cup of tea, tasty and refreshing. I usually drink a cheaper tea people who like a stronger cup than me prefer the PG brand but I am happy to save money on buying the cheaper brand. I am happy to drink PG tips as I do like it (provided it is not left to stew).
Tea bags are easier to dispose of than tea leaves make less mess. You can just retrieve them from your teacup using a teaspoon or a special tong like device. Then you can just put the tea bag in your rubbish bin or on the compost heap.

As well as making a cup of tea with tea bags you could make a tea loaf with the brewed tea
350 gm mixed fruit
200 gm soft brown sugar
270 gm self raising flour
3/4 pint /425 ml freshly made tea
2 eggs
Pinch of salt
Method
Make the tea and then pour it over the fruit and sugar. Leave soaking over night. Next day, mix the flour and beaten eggs to the fruit and sugar and cook in a 2lb greased, non-stick loaf tin. Cook for 1.5 hours at gas mark 2 (300ºF, 150ºC). Cool on a rack and served sliced and buttered.
Its really moist and tasty great for a teatime snack

Do you remember the chimps that advertised PG? I do they were introduced in 56 and replaced in 2002 by birds.
Must go I need a cup of tea after writing that it will refresh and invigorate me, soothe my nerves, quench my thirst. I have some PG tea bags left over from the lolls I shall use one of them .

Summary: convenient for taking on holiday