Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 1109 Sat. July 14, 2007       Literature The right way (Johnnie Lascar 1930) You call this tea? Black brew, no sugar, raw milk? Let me tell you how it should be. Put the water in the pan. Add sugar, more than that, more. Then boil it till it gets quite syrupy. Now add the tea-leaves, let them boil, to get your money's worth from them. This is when my wife would put in ginger, cinnamon, or seeds of cardamom. You have none of those? No matter, let me show you. Put milk now. Boil again, yes, boil. Let it rise, turn down the heat. Turn it up, let it rise again, sizzling. Blow on it to keep it bubbling just inside the rim. This takes skill, and shows respect to both tea and guest. Then take the cup and strain it in. No, don't drink yet, I am showing you the way we drink tea in my village. Pour it in to the saucer, blow. Now drink. Don't shake, don't spill. Don't laugh. Good, no?