ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Wednesday, May 29, 1996                TAG: 9605300017
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 3    EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: LYNNE HARRISON

HERE'S HOW TO MAKE GREAT HOT TEA:

1. Preheat teapot by filling with hot tap water and letting water sit.

2. Bring freshly drawn cold, tap water to rolling boil in tea kettle.

3. Pour hot water out of teapot and put in tea leaves (about 1 tsp. per cup)

4. Bring teapot to kettle and pour boiling water over leaves. Cover pot with cozy if you have one and let sit 3-5 minutes.

5. Pour tea through tea strainer right away into cups or if tea will be sitting awhile, decant into another warmed tea pot.

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