Great care is the price of a really good cup of tea. Here are a few ideas to keep in mind...

1. Tea should be kept in a tightly covered tin or jar.
2. The teapot, which should be of porcelain or earthenware, should always be scalded before being used.
3. Water used in making tea should be freshly boiled. Water boils when the entire surface breaks into bubbles.
4. Tea should never be allowed to boil.
5. Use the proportion of about one teaspoon of tea to one cup of water, this amount depending upon the kind of tea used and the strength desired.
6. All the tea to stand from one to five minutes in a hot place, this time also depending upon the kind of tea used. Five minutes is usually the maximum time, as after that, the injurious qualities are produced (tannic acid).
7. A properly prepared brew of tea is never left standing on the leaves, but is strained off into a well-heated teapot or tea-urn.