91/365 Reusing Tea Bags Correctly - a photo on Flickriver

            A query flooded in last week asking about the best way to manage teabags throughout their life cycle so I thought I should address it here...
Each teabag should be used five times adjusting the immersion time according to Fortnum's Equation to maintain a steady flavour and should be timed while stirring in the normal direction. In the southern hemisphere and Scandinavia they should be timed while staring into space.
Most experienced tea drinkers will use a hole punch to record the number of dunks to date (hence the expression "Tea Clippers" as first used on the Cutty Sark). It should go without saying that holes are to be clipped in the edge not the centre of the tea bag) It should go without saying, but obviously doesn't - we're looking at you here Australia!
If  travelling then a marker pen may be used but do not use washable ink We do not want another "green tea" debacle
After use, the tea bag should be rinsed in cold running water and dried, preferably on a natural line with wooden pegs (as illustrated) for extra character. A plastic line could be substituted if absolutely necessary but do not not not use plastic pegs (middle two weeks of July excepted obviously)
After the fifth use the tea bag should be dried as normal prior to recycling. Natural drying remains best although a hairdryer may be used if it is nearly the weekend or you are above 1297 feet. I think we all know by now that paint stripping heat guns are not the same as hairdryers (are they France!)
Once dry the tea bags should be spurtled and then dropped off at a national recycling point or returned through the Government's stamped addressed envelope scheme so they can be prepared for the export tea market.
Glad to help and I hope that clears up any confusion
   

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