carosio   186 #85 Posted July 19, 2021 I haven't read the whole thread, but there might be a distinction between processing loose leaf tea and using teabags. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bassett one   451 #86 Posted July 19, 2021 i use ringtons gold tea bags,top class.builders tea,i am sure theres others as well,but its my prefered tea Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
carosio   186 #87 Posted July 19, 2021 Most are blended, I prefer Redbush types as I like the taste and they are naturally free of caffeine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mossway   15 #88 Posted July 19, 2021 I suspect 'Builders' Tea' is a term now only  used by the Metropolitan Liberal Elite having read it somewhere in the Observer Supplement ! Our last builder asked for decaf and we gave him the same from ....Sainsbury's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Paul Worrall   4 #89 Posted July 21, 2021 The Complete Atlas of the British Isles. Reader's Digest (1965) has x2 pages devoted to Language and Dialects (pages 122/123). According to this publication Mash and Brew are common terms from the South Midlands to the Scottish Border. Other words for 'Mashing' tea include; Mask Tea - Scotland, Wet Tea - The West Country. Soak Tea - Cornwall. It also includes Make, Damp. Draw, Scald and Steep, but doesn't give any particular region for these differences.  Right, it's time to go and Mash!  Cheers, Wazzie Worrall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jeffrey Shaw   90 #90 Posted July 21, 2021 Yes- mash it is. For mash, get- er- tea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Sneck13 Â Â 1 #91 Posted July 24, 2021 Let's all mash a cuppa. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
HumbleNarrator   286 #92 Posted July 30, 2021 Yorkshire Tea use the term "Brew" when it's "mash" in Yorkshire, surely?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Baron99   794 #93 Posted July 31, 2021 19 hours ago, HumbleNarrator said: Yorkshire Tea use the term "Brew" when it's "mash" in Yorkshire, surely?! Agree. Mashin' a cuppa.  If you also notice, Yorkshire Tea used to say, "Yorkshire Tea for Yorkshire water."  I could never work that one out, especially if you want to sell the tea around the UK, unless each box of tea bags comes with a free tanker full of Yorkshire water?  Also the water in Sheffield, (soft water), makes better tasting tea than the water you get up in say, Scarborough, (hard water). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hauxwell   243 #94 Posted July 31, 2021 Not sure if we have soft, medium or hard water here in Northumberland but I get limescale in my kettle.  I think you get it if the water is hard.  Don’t think I got it when I lived in Sheffield so could that be because the water is soft? I can’t remember hearing people using mash or brew very often when I lived in Sheffield.  When I’m visiting Sheffield now,  it’s would you like a tea or coffee?       Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
broncolives   10 #95 Posted August 8, 2021 As a young apprentice in the early 60s the first instruction before starting work was to get thisen a mashin can. This was an enamel jug type vessel with a  lid which doubled as a cup. I found these were used in many trades for the function of mashing ya tea. Brew is a Lancastrian invention and nothing to do with Sheffield so get mashin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Paul Worrall   4 #96 Posted August 9, 2021 Hi Broncolives.  I remember those white enamel 'mashin tin's', I had one when I worked at Darnell Shotbasting and British Steel in the early 70's. Is there anywhere than sells them now, I'd love to own one?  Best wishes,  Wazzie Worrall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...