AMERICAN Making a CUPPA, correct? - Southern SWEET TEA VS ENGLISH CUPPA TEA | VLOG
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- čas přidán 10. 04. 2024
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In this video, I share some fun TEA making with you all Southern Sweet Tea and my English CUPPA! I thought it would be nice to share this VLOG with you all. I hope you have a wonderful day! We appreciate your kindness and continued support.
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I got a diabetic coma just watching you make sweet tea.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Oh my days! Those poor tea bags have been violated 😂
Haha, my plan has worked... 😉😂 Make those tea bags suffer...
🤍 Jess x
How about trying tea leaves in a pot and then a strainer for pouring. One spoonful for each person and one for the pot. Also, do you know about the old English tradition of reading the tea leaves? An ancient and dark art..bordering on the occult. 😂
Would be great to try the tea leaves. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Many countries have different ways in which we enjoy tea, nice to see the southern way.
We are glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
I had the comedy, ordering tea at a restaurant and being given ice tea. I'm not a fan
The sweet tea recipe seems to be designed to both maximise and then hide the tannins. I'd be curious if you just added the teabags as the water boils and then brew for 5 minutes you could get away with less watering down and less sugar.
Thanks for sharing! Sweet tea is definitely not for everyone, just like a good Cuppa.
When in the US you have to request hot tea. Just like here, we would get hot tea and probably looked at crazy requesting cold sweet tea. 😉
Appreciate your time watching and commenting. Have a nice Sunday! Cheers 🤍 Jess x
I use an insulated mug at work (a proper one made by Thermos) which holds about half a litre.
I use one Yorkshire Tea teabag and top up to the threads (for the screw -on lid) with BOILING water.
I then have to set an alarm for 4 minutes to remind me to go back and finish making it... usually the alarm goes off while I'm in the middle of something so I silence it but still forget to go back to the tea, which means that it ends up brewing for 10 or 15 minutes! Never mind, it's still piping hot thanks to the mug.
I squeeze the bag as I take it out to make sure I get my money's worth then add a small splash of milk.
I probably average 6 or 8 of these in a normal day... and that doesn't include the mugs of tea that I have at home before leaving in the morning or after work!
Watching you make sweet tea leads me to ask if you have tried lemon and honey?
Put a slice of lemon in the cup with the teabag before pouring in the (again BOILING!) water and let it brew as you normally do.
Then, after taking the teabag out (leave the lemon in the tea) and stir in your desired quantity of honey instead of adding milk.
If you have a sore throat you might even wish to splash in a dose of whiskey... purely medicinal of course.
Love watching you explore dear old Blighty and hearing what you make of it all.
Best to you and yours.
We have not done the lemon and honey, but that does sound like it is something that would be good to try. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
leave the tea bag in as you add the milk to get the correct colour
Thanks for the tip. Cheers 🤍 Jess x
When you first put the bags into the water I nearly died, but fair play, it wasn't a traditional tea drink. It was something else entirely. That looked to be way too much sugar though.
That is what sweet tea calls for. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
I always said that throwing the tea in the harbour at Boston was a bad influence on how Americans make tea. Somehow could never get my head around iced tea. Then again I have never been a tea drinker! In fairness I thought cold tea did not taste that bad. Interesting even today I tend to leave some coffee in the bottom of the cup. I think this a throw back as a child where lose tea was used and the leaves were in the bottom of the cup. There was a culture of reading the future in the tea leaves but think this died out with tea bags. I have to say if you want to experience properly made tea. Book afternoon tea at the Ritz in London it’s quintessentially British albeit a tad expensive. Personally I am more at home with coffee! The best coffee was served to me in
a small shop in Bedford Virginia.
Not sure about tea with honey!! But it works for you so that’s all that matters. My mum would first warm the teapot add a tea spoon of tea per person on and one for the pot. Add boiling water and allow tea to mash. Milk in cup first! Then add tea. If one was being decadent one would use a tea strainer. Lovely video and bravely enters the politics of making tea. Thank you for sharing
Same matie even now I always leave 1/2 inch of tea in the bottom of my cup, even though I havn't used tea leaves for 40+ years lol.
Cheers!
We both love our coffee. We have not had it from Virginia, but sounds like it would be worth it if we ever made it there. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Always drink iced tea on holiday in Spain. De caff Yorkshire tea ( no sugar) when I'm home in Wales
Jess - you can't dunk your biscuits in iced tea! 😂😂
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video.
Oh, that would be a crime against the poor biscuits! Thank you for your comment and time watching. Cheers 🤍 Jess x
Enjoy watching you enjoying my country. Luvly family.
Questions....Will you be sad to leave England? Would you recommend England, to other Americans that are thinking to moving here?
Short answer to both of those, yes and yes. We will miss it mostly because we have been trying to take advantage of the time whenever we can. We would recommend Americans that come over here to do the same. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
The only thing I would do differently is to let the teabag brew for five minutes and then squeeze it out.
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sweet tea? never. Jess, how could you???
Haha, oh, this was the first time making it in 8 years. It's definitely not a staple in our house anymore.
😉 Cheers 🤍 Jess x
That was interesting Jess ,making southern tea . Haven’t tried southern tea so I can’t comment , I think you would get thirsty by the time your brew is made . 😊
It takes a little bit, but it makes more for later. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Great idea for a video. Thanks. As for sugared tea, I remember having mint tea on the edge of the Sahara a long while ago in Morocco and I think they must have added tea and sugar in about equal proportions! It’s interesting how this drink transforms around the world.
It is very interesting to see the differences throughout the world when you look at how tea is made and consumed. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Sweet tea...I'd have to consider my teeth I think.
Its normal to take the cup or teapot to the kettle so your water is kept on a rolling boil.
Its usual to stir the tea as soon as the water is in the cup to start the brew then leave in to your taste.
You may have heard the phrase 'builders tea' this is a strong cup of tea with little milk and sweetened to taste, this is often the preferred brew for any trades person's who may be working for you.
We have not heard of the builders tea phrase, but it does make sense though. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Love my morning yorkshire brew with dunking biscuits ❤
💯 can't go wrong there, my friend! Thank you for your time watching and commenting. Cheers 🤍 Jess x
I’ve never seen anyone sweeten tea with honey.
Me neither
We do. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Try Earl Grey tea with a slice of lemon sugar to taste ….. no milk.
Lovely! Thanks for the recommendation. Cheers 🤍 Jess x
Hi Jess, as an ex RAF service man that served all over the world you’re doing the right thing, go, do, see what ever you can……you many never come back but you will always have the memory’s. Enjoy your stay in the UK. Peter x
Making tea in a cup/mug is OK for quickness/convenience for one person, but it tastes different from it being made in a teapot......leave in pot to steep for at least 2 minutes.
You make a valid point. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Never had it with honey before but I might well try it. Well done on not going milk first. Thats a schoolboy error. Good choice of tea. Yorkshire of course. Intrigued by the Southern sweet tea. Will give it a go.
Thanks for the kind words. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
My friend from America, made his sweet tea with Yorkshire tea I sent sent him, he said it tastes better so give it a try , hope it’s good
We will give that a try, thanks for the suggestion. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Hmmm - the Southern Sweet Tea looks interesting - who knows, if Summer ever gets to my part of the world (north Shropshire) then I might give it a try. If you hold off on the milk a touch (and I only take it semi-skimmed now) - you can make me a cuppa anytime. 😁
Hopefully it gets to you and you can enjoy it for the summer. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
You should definately consider getting a glass pitcher. Hot water + plastic = a bunch of microplastic endocrine disruptors in your drink, boiling water + plastic = more so!
That is a good point. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
I, in common with you Jess and countless others, just drop a teabag into a mug or cup and pour on water. But purists would probably recoil in horror, cry "sacrilege," and say that the ONLY way to make tea "properly," is to put the teabag/s in a teapot and pour the boiling water on top allowing it to brew for a few minutes in the teapot. And they'd also say the teapot should be "warmed" with hot water which is then swilled out before dropping in the teabags.
We have heard people dislike this way, but it works for us. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
I always say try something new and like what you like how you like ❤
Most definitely, I agree with you, friend! Cheers 🤍 Jess x
My young beautiful American girl Please find a recipe for a cuppa😊 No Honey honey (sorry about that),just tea , with milk and sugar if you like it white. Or Black no milk then play with flavours like mint lemon etc. I like your channel although I’m new to it I look forward towering more.Lots of love from Scotland. Rab❤
I have never seen anyone add honey to their regular cup of tea.
People either love or hate the honey. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Oh my all that sugar! Personally I would never put sugar in tea or coffee. I did always wonder how southern sweet tea was made, and now I know.
It has its reputation. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
The British tea is normally brewed for about 5-7 minutes. I have never had honey in my British style tea, just a tiny bit of milk no sugar either. I must admit I buy my iced tea in bottles here in the uk and just pour into a glass full of ice.
Honey adds a great flavor. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
On the rare occasion I make tea in a cup, I heat the cup before making the tea!
Oh, very interesting. Thank you, friend! Cheers 🤍 Jess x
When tea first came to the uk, about 500 years ago, only rich people could afford it and I think they used to drink it sweetened with sugar or honey.
Tea didn’t arrive in the UK until the 1650s, and wasn’t readily available until the early 1700s.
Interesting to think what it started as and where it is now. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Tea in England has no North/South Divide. Yorkshire Tea is Fabulous as are PG, Tetley and others: BUT Always served HOT, ICE Tea is a Non-Starter!
Quite the opposite in the US. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Jess I'm never going to tell you how to make sweet tea (I know nothing about it) but maybe take the paper labels off the tea bags before you boil them, you don't want to be drinking sweet tea & ink 😂
It doesn't affect it. Good point though. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Quite funny, but each to his own.
Absolutely! Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Yorkshire tea with scotish shortbread fingers, there's nothing to beat it. Imo
Sounds amazing. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
When I was young, it was not unusual for workmen to take a container of ordinary tea with them to work and drink it cold
Nice, thank you for your comment. Thank you for your time watching. Cheers 🤍 Jess x
A lot of people make in a cup and some put sugar in I've never seen honey used that's a first but before tea bags everybody used lose tea and was made in a tea pot. Here you go, boil the kettle when its boiled pour a little hot water in the pot to warm the pot, empty the pot boil kettle again and then put three teaspoons of tea in the tea pot one spoon for each cup and one spoon for the pot pour boiling water into the teapot and let sit or brew and there you go a proper cup of tea or you could just use a teabag?
Ah you remember well
You’ve never seen anyone use honey in tea? Seriously? Lots of people use honey in tea.
@@ffotograffydd Never! like who?
@@tonyrantnrave6854 Do you actually want me to name every person in the UK who puts honey in their tea?! You’re hilarious mate.
But seriously, just because you haven’t personally seen something doesn’t mean it isn’t a thing, just Google it like a normal person would.
Maybe it should be part of the next national census. Do you put honey in your tea! I suspect is more common than people think. In all honesty I have no idea. Certainly no one I know personally uses honey. That’s a very subjective observation though. Curiously my wife buys a jar of honey each week and no real idea what she does with it. We can safely agree Jess has opened a debate on tea and honey.
I liked the way you did the American sweet tea, though not for me as I have weaned myself to have no sugar in hot tea, that way more tea can be drunk in a day without one getting too fat or rotten teeth. You get so used to no sugar that when some is put in by accident, I have to throw it.
Love your videos. They are concise and always interesting. I'm a newbie to your channel, so I'm having a catch up blitz.
We are glad you enjoy the videos. Welcome to the channel. The tea is something that is loved or hated. Thanks for commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
If I drink iced tea (in the summer, when the weather is warmer), I cut up a couple of lemons and throw them in….and much less sugar. Generally, I use a teapot (even with teabags) as I can get two cups of tea out of my little pot and only need one teabag. I top the pot up with boiling water after pouring the first cup and put a tea cosy over the pot to keep it hot. Often I use loose leaf tea as I think the tea is better quality than the tea they put in bags. As with everything, there is no right or wrong way (except the water ALWAYS goes onto the tea before the milk), it’s all a matter of personal taste.
Sounds like a good way to take your tea. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
I seriously thought you were going to put the milk in before the hot water and was ready to kill myself lol😊
So did I and I had a heart attack when the tea bags went into the water and then boiled.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
@@DaydreamersBarn thanks for not doing that 🤣🤣🤣
@@keefsmiff oh, so glad I didn't disappoint you all as much as I could have. LoL 😂
Cheers 🤍 Jess x
I wonder who invented iced tea and did he or she have a sweet tooth? 🤔😋😅
In 1904, Richard Blechynden was created for creating ice tea in Saint Louis at a fair! It was so cool, and I'm sure he enjoyed sweets. Cheers 🤍 Jess x
Us cup (240ml) or UK cup (250ml)? See non metric units are daft.
US cup.
Not a fan of sweet tea. But maybe because I don't like sugar so the unsweetened version has little taste to me.
BTW never seen someone put honey and milk in hot tea before!
Lots of people put honey in tea instead of sugar.
@@ffotograffydd Yes but I've not seen honey with milk before.
@@richt71 Yes, you said that already, it doesn’t mean it isn’t something people do though, it just means you haven’t seen anybody do it.
It’s not uncommon. Probably half the people I know who drink tea drink it with milk and honey. The rest mostly drink it just with milk, some with milk and sugar.
Local honey is the best. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
I use loose leaf tea and a tea pot with an infuser.
I warm the pot, then put tea in the infuser and steep it until I like the colour, 2 or 3 minutes and pour the tea into the cup, usually with whole milk goat's milk in my case as I prefer that to cow's milk or soya, or for Earl Grey or Lady Grey I squeeze in some lemon.
I then top up the water in the tea pot whilst I am drinking the first cup, and either fancy a second, or if not, simply remove the infuser, and the tea keeps fine, and in my opinion is also good to microwave for a cup later.
The quality of tea leaves as opposed to tea bags is excellent, and I don't have stained cups to deal with!
No opinion on American sweet tea, as I dislike sweet drinks.
We do need to try the leaf tea. However, if you do not like sweet drinks, you would not like sweet tea. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
@@DaydreamersBarn In tea, as in everything else, I am not fussy.
Any old perfect will do me! ;-)
You never make tea in a cold cup, hot water in the cup to warm it, then reboil the kettle.
Fabulous, thank you for the tip! Appreciate your time! Cheers 🤍 Jess x
I am sorry but I will stick to my regular Tetley tea. I didn't think I would like sweet tea, this has confirmed it.
Definitely understand it is something I don't make anymore. My family loved that I made it, but it was only for this video to share with you all. Cheers 🤍 Jess x
Sweet tea is so alien i'm so not a fan of it (a friend of mine in Texas makes his sweet tea by standing his jug on his porch to "brew" in the sun during the summer months)... its not the worst tea though..... the worst tea is standard NATO tea, your hubby may have been offered this kind of tea if he's ever spent anytime around any British armed forces personnel, any time a squaddie stop's its time to brew up a cuppa which is 2 sugars and lots of milk with a hint of a teabag lol, it's bloody awful but does give you a "warm" drink and an energy boost for when you are moving around a lot.
Fun fact Tea is so important that all British tanks since just after the end of World War II, have Tea making facilities built into them.
My favourite tea is Yorkshire tea, it's made in my home County after all. And a proper "cuppa" should be the colour of a digestive biscuit after you've added the milk quite strong and have either none or 1 sugar to taste...
I have not tried the NATO tea, but it is funny how different countries have different things in their rations. Tea, wine, cigarettes. Less of those things in todays, but it is interesting to see the differences there. Cheers, Chris.
HONEY IN TEA !!?? NOOOOOOO!!!!
Yes!
I thought she was going to put the milk in first... I was ready to unsubscribe and punch my monitor :)
Haha, well, I'm glad I didn't disappoint too much. 😉 Cheers 🤍 Jess x
We’ll make an almost Brit out of you yet, just another 10/15 years and you’ll nearly be there.
Thanks for the kind words. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Let the kettle turn itself off Never 1 minute. 4 mins+ No honey. There are FANTISTIC SITES😮
Everyone has their own preferences. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
I would happily drink a cuppa you made, spot on! Gonna give your sweet tea recipe a go too. I was not a fan last time but always willing to try things again, especially with your guidance. Cheers from North Yorkshire x
Best of luck. Hopefully it works out well for you. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
Teabags were invented by an American...
Yes, in 1908, by Thomas Sullivan. Cheers 🤍 Jess x
Your southern sweet tea is British.
Interesting and would bow to your knowledge. My first ever experience of iced tea was in Virginia in 1978. My assumption rather than knowledge was it’s from the good old us of a. The oldest printed recipes for iced tea date back to the 1870s. In her 1871 cook book, Amelie Goldthorp and Megan Breiner wrote of iced tea.
It's definitely something that could be dated back to the US. Also, the test bag was invented in 1908 in the US by Thomas Sullivan. Thank you for your time watching and commenting. Have a nice Sunday. Cheers 🤍 Jess x
Not far off how I would make a cuppa though I would have a sugar rather than honey. I would say a lot of people are fussy about the type of milk used, has to be skimmed or semi for me. As a tradesman used to drinking tea around houses I'm working in I've noticed over the years that Sterilized and full fat are not so common as they used to be. On rare occasions I've had it made with condensed milk which is just nasty, had to drink it with a smile on my face and politely refuse a second cup.
That is an interesting thought on it. Seems like whatever milk they have is the one they like to use. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Chris and Jess.
I cringed when I saw the amount of sugar you put into your American so-called tea.
Well, I'm glad you have a choice to drink ice tea or hot tea. I appreciate your
time watching and have a nice sunday. Cheers 🤍 Jess x
Hi jess if you get use to tea without sugar or in your case honey you will enjoy it better. I'll not comment on your American tea only that is something i will never try.
Hate tea! But stoped taking sugar in coffee years ago! You are so right
@@rayfielding yes I don't have it in my coffee aswell. I stopped it in the 70s in both.
Appreciate your comments. I will drink my tea with and without my honey. Just prefer it with a little sweetness. I feel it helps me stay a little sweet. 😉
Cheers 🤍 Jess x