Wednesday, November 14, 2012

One Simply Cannot Get the Staff




Do not entrust the making of tea to servants
This is taken from a very old Victorian recipe book. It made me smile.

Blend your teas thoroughly well and keep in a closed tin in a dry place.

Do not entrust the making of this (or any other tea) to servants. The scalding of the teapot and making of tea with freshly boiling water are essential: and this is what servants usually ignore.

Water that has been boiling some time will not "draw" tea properly: much less so, water that "has boiled" which is too frequently made use of by servants.



Hints on Food Storage:

It is essential that all store-provisions should be kept covered otherwise they accumulate dust and germs, and become unfit for use, even though they may appear so.





This is a fact which no servant can get into her head, and which requires constant attention.







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