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Tea Etiquette
- Never swirl tea in a cup like you would wine in a glass.
- Do try a little of each dish offered at teatime.
- Spread the scone first with jam, then with cream.
- Do not place any extra items on the table, even glasses.
- Don't extend a pinkie when sipping tea.
- Never jiggle a teabag by the string; it looks tacky and shows impatience.
- Don't put a used teabag in your teacup saucer. Use a tea caddy.
- Never drain a teabag by winding the string around a spoon.
- Never place a teaspoon on the saucer in front of the cup.
- Milk is poured in after the tea.
- Lemon is always thinly sliced.
- Lemon is always put in the tea last.
- Never remove a lemon once it's been added.
- Never use a spoon to press the lemon in the teacup.
- When stirring tea, make absolutely no noise with the flatware.Once used,flatware should never touch the table again.
- Iced tea spoons are set to the outer right of the place setting.
- Do set teacup with handle at 4:00.
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