Market Spice Tea? That sounds like a China Tea, and of course no one would add milk to that.

Indian Blends are a different matter (and much tastier to my mind). If there's no ordinary milk available tastes pretty good - but never evaporated or condensed, please.

"Shall I be mother" or "You can be mother" is still current use for the person who pours it out when the tea is made in a teapot.But much of the time people use a teabag in a cup these days, which doesn't make such good tea, but tolerable enough, so long as you put the bag in first and don't add the milk until it's had a chance to brew.