The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #55170 Message #860621
Posted By: Bagpuss
07-Jan-03 - 09:37 AM
Thread Name: BS: A proper cup of tea: nothing like it!
Subject: RE: BS: A proper cup of tea: nothing like it!
What do you call it when you leave the tea to brew in the pot? We always called it "massing" and I assumed it was the usual word in other parts of the country until I ventured out of the NE of England and got quizzical looks when I announced that the "tea's massin'". I have heard it called mashing, and steeping amongst other things. What do they call it where you come from?