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> upper classes pour first the tea, while the lower classes poured the milk first this is because of the fear that boiling water will crack your best tea cups?
by jibbit 2y ago
> upper classes pour first the tea, while the lower classes poured the milk first
this is because of the fear that boiling water will crack your best tea cups?
- throwaway984393 2y agoGood tea cups would never crack from boiling water, unless they were frozen first. Tea first is probably due to the fact that everybody wants tea, but not everybody wants milk, and some people want to pour their own amount of milk. You offer tea, they accept, you pour tea, you offer milk.
- Loughla 2y ago>lower classes poured the milk first >Good tea cups would never crack from boiling water That's sort of the point OP was making, I think. Poor folks wouldn't be able to afford good quality tea cups?
- throwaway984393 2y ago[dead]
- Horffupolde 2y agoThat’s one reason. The other one is that when you have a small amount of total milk, you have to make sure there’s enough for everyone. By pouring milk first you can more easily measure how much milk you pour per cup.