Tea Making Tips (1941)

[joeyblondewolf3]

i have no

idea why i am watching this

[1011aleksandra]

my sons favorite video

[apower136]

Cool video, but Irish tea is better...

[TheHonestGypo]

Makes me laugh,how still uses Tea Leaves or a Tea pot ?

[KryssLaBryn]

@TheHonestGypo I do... Lots of people do. One can't brew a proper cup of tea in a mug; the proportions of tea (in the bag) to water are all wrong and the tea comes out bitter.

Besides, if one uses a good-sized pot then two bags will make an entire pot of tea. So it's cheaper as well as nicer tea. ;)

[aflowerchild]

@TheHonestGypo You'd be surprised, I occasionally use loose tea leaves and a teapot, and I know others who do too. Loose tea is considered by some to make better tea than teabags, and a teapot's just convenient if you're making tea for more than one person.

[BeanDelphikiMD]

@TheHonestGypo - Are you serious?! I don't have my own teapot (student budget), but I don't use anything but loose leaves for tea! If you want to know where to find nice leaves, go to Steepster for recommendations.

[WorldsGreatestMystic]

I always keep my tea in a giant wooden container making sure I have a minimum of 50.000 cups left in reserve..

[DayglowWolf]

WHY IS THIS THE BEST THING EVER.

[motney555]

Whats Ronnie Barker doing behind the counter?

[PlanetAmita]

2:10



[skeilak]

(09:33) I'll bet "Mother" knew how to make a right proper cuppa.

And a damn fine shepard's pie, too. Both served with a friendly smile.

God bless the ladies who manned the canteens and tea cars, and kept spirits up, even in the darkest hours.

[BNPrNAZI]

@skeilak

Shepherds, as in people who herd sheep, my good man/woman. Oh, you're American, well your forgiven.

[ClubbyClubman]

This is awesome!

[cooloriginaltwic]

@postman623: They had their priorities straight.

[MidnightGrunt]

Guys I'm sick and I feel like this is a dreamm aand i might fall asleep at keyboard aso reply to meee so iremember k,,,,,,,,,a

[startingoutbackwards]

Mr Unibrow scares me....

[windymiller7]

One of the best vids I have ever seen on Youtube. Many thanks!

[Jumpingflashlight]

Right proper film! A dirty tap, means dirty tea!

[DetectiveTective]

OMG The man's eyebrows at 2:20 TOTALLY reminded me of England from Hetalia! XDDD

[postman623]

What I find interesting... is... I could have sworn these guys were in the middle of the blitzkrieg when this video was made... how is it... while they were stammering for help, they were making 10 minute friggen videos on making tea? Wow.

[HelmutVillam]

@postman623

these kinds of movies were great for boosting public morale, kept the population occupied with other things than running from bombs...

[jimbowie09]

All these people are probably gone since it's a 70 years old video. Bravo ! Carry on with making the best tea people! We still make it like that in India except that it's made with milk from the start on the stove top. We cut up ginger and boil it in the mix. I make a mix of coffee/tea, usually green tea, ginger, bitter gourd and anything else i might want to add . . . like milk & black sugar.

[MrZombieRyan]

that girl is kinda cute. too bad she's around 80 years old now

[haykier11]

Tea is for mugs

[pixie2297]

yum



[spottydog4477]

Someone pause this whilst I duck out for a Latte' from starbucks.........

[AbsoluteCero]

Those eyebrows...

[Filby]

Does that man have caterpillars on his brows or what?

[Nathanamerican27]

@ 8:21

[quicksilvertaint]

If you truly enjoy tea, tea is SRS BUZNIS. No joke.

[EquuZombie]

The British are so adorable. <3

[joezetank]

Who was brought here by that helpful chap on neddle69s video?

[andre12345375]

@joezetank ME

[godpointer]

i need to get high and watch this agen

[nvidia290]

lmao so super serious

[Llyander]

His eyes. Oh GOD, HIS EYES. They'll haunt me forever!

[genuinelyaperson]

4:42

'The building, it's completely engulfed in flames!'

'Quickly, Benedict, send for the tea car, this is a two brew job.'

[1Nekit1]

@genuinelyaperson oh god

[emopalstrawberri]

2:06 WHY DID HE WINK LIKE THAT IT FREAKED ME OUT

[AlbinoTanuki]

Geez, Uncle Iroh from "Avatar: The Last Airbender" wasn't this obsessed with tea.

[2ChillPillz]

Tea Shop! The Wayyyy of the Future!

[LemonatoR32]

Well, they can make tea, but I think someone needs to show them how the toothbrush works.

[doggis54]

haha I love!

[Buffalobigboy69]

Nice little film. I love a good pot of tea. But i'll stick with tea bags. No fuss or muss. I've noticed in all these 30's & 40's films that everyone {no matter of class} spoke in a more refined English. I wonder what happened with Britain today?

[chisaoboy]

@Buffalobigboy69 It was invaded by radical Islam, that's what happened.

[MrCheech352]

the mono-brow guy would be blown away by ice tea that is bottled and sold at will

[vane2929]

i love teaaa!!!



[rags015]

What a big teapot! I swear I think I just saw Mrs.Potts winking at me!

[deft1trickster]

Be honest. You came here after seeing Time for TEAHAD. Yeah, you did...

[kitzi79]

2:01 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!

[RedRiverChannel]

I wish stuff like this (maybe not this voice and video quality) was shown on TV nowdays.

Nowdays, the question would rather be ''How to make tea as fast as possible''..

[Cumberbitch]

am i the only one who is remined by the wicked witch of the west by the woman? lol.

[RichMatarese]

I've never seen a more thoroughgoing endorsement for coffee in my life.

During Operation Market-Garden, paratroopers of the U.S. 82nd and 101st Divisions were astonished to see the tankers of XXX Corps halt - for absolutely no military reason whatsoever - to brew tea. It was like some kind of religious ritual, and the Americans could not induce the Brits to keep up the operational tempo on that road to Arnhem.

Lots of dead British and Polish airborne and complete mission failure.

[m52spy]

@RichMatarese

They stopped among other reasons (tea being one of them), was infantry support for the Tanks.

In My own military career, we stopped for tea on the first day of the advance into kosovo. An MP pulled up on his motor bike and asked what we were doing. "Having a Brew" was the answer. "No" he said, "what are you doing ahead of the Para's and Tanks drinking tea?" We hurriedly turned back, but not before we had finished our tea. We had to keep the British end up you understand...

[celticwelsh]

@RichMatarese I do hope you're not in a profession that requires you to use historical fact. The American paratroppers witnessed the British drinking tea after Nijmegen. The real reason for the delay was lack of adequate infantry support, ammuntion re-supply and a lack of fuel. It just make a better story to pretend the British are so obsessed with tea that they'd stop in the middle of a battle.

[virginiatechfanx]

0:30 is there anything in that drainer?

[sorsaria]

I have a question for those who know how to answer. I love making loose leaf in a pot but I always make more than one cup so I can have more; however, if i leave it with the leaves I risk it getting bitter. What should I do? Does anyone recommend getting a netting/infuser for the leaves or should I just buy another pot to transfer the strained tea?

[SuperGingernutz]

@sorsaria buy a tea-pot manufactured by a firm called Bodum, which also manufactures cafetieres. It works like a cafetiere because, when the tea is brewed, you can push the plunger down the infuser so that the leaves/bags will prevent the tea from over-infusing. They come in two sizes - I bought one for £10 in Sainsbury's catering for two cups. (I don't know where you live - I don't know if you have a Sainsbury's or similar shop). A bigger pot costs around £20. It's worth its weight in gold.

[sorsaria]

@SuperGingernutz Thank you. I will def. look into it!

[SuperGingernutz]

@sorsaria You are welcome :-)

[sorsaria]

good to know I've been doing alright ^_^

[teassert]

tips for old school hoity toity

[C0LL1N]

now i finally know why my tea has been so dull in color and insipid in taste!!

[Inkwish]

Oh, how important the pinky rule is when it's High Tea Time!

[flexoman]

Wow, such awkward and wooden acting! I love the period and language, however.

[MatthewDavidParr]

The tea-drill-sergeant.

[hakirby]

that explains why I can't get a cup of tea that doesn't have milk in it.

[hazelbroom]

OMG Civil Defense tea vans! So freaking civilized!

[empahed]

1:38 Thats like the most awesome thing u could do in the 40s >.>

[1988GameOn]

Proof, once and for all, that one should always pre-milk the cups! It doesn't scald the milk that way.

[shinydime1231]

@shinydime1231 yea me too lol

[shinydime1231]

Ok um idk wat to say

[hawking8]

My notebook's almost full now, hope I pass the Tea test!

[ddowd]

If it was stiil like that today no one would drink tea, Couldn`t be arsed with all that shit!

[2brello]

@ddowd

I still brew tea several times daily, not a whole lot has changed.

[Litzen2k]

I <3 tea

[SHINYBRIGHTSKIES]

shit, those are some brows.

[vicarious00]

Great editing at 8:46!

[droopy789]

the guy looks like an ape!

[50Violetta]

I happen to be plucking my eyebrows while watching this. I might have overdone it a bit!

[monkeymatt2]

whoop i'm right milk in the cup FIRST :D

[jonasldg]

"want some tea?"

"no"

that's anarchy in england

[crazzygirl100]

*sips tea* Humm...yes.

[grogg1313]

I just buy Snapple and heat it up in a microwave. Tally ho!!

[juliegrimshaw2009art]

I'm going to make a cup of tea now.

[etchells29]

A nice cup of tea solves just about anything known to man!

[MatthewDavidParr]

The Tea Dr. and the woman at 0.36 are classic examples of the stereotypical english accent. My grandfather was born in 1933, lived in a very upper class area and was sent to a private school, and he speaks nothing like this, it's just ridiculous really. I do like tea and still use a pot/tea leaves.

[MrJim255]

Tea FTW.

[uncled39]

This film is my Bible.

[uncled39]

I came.

[uncled39]

I once had an insipid cup of tea. Shocking.

[uncled39]

I'm a thirty cup a day man.

[uncled39]

Is she out of her tiny mind? ten minutes to brew is too bloody long.

[uncled39]

The cup that cheers.

[uncled39]

What do you say mother?

[uncled39]

Tea is a very serious business. Not warming the pot can result in death.

[EnglishTea87]

I just love this video.

[ecivres9]

Great post.

[porridgeeveryday]

this is really an harry enfield sketch,.

[porridgeeveryday]

you cant beat a good cup of tea.

[nothing980454]

"and insipid in taste" LOL. Oh my god, I love the British.

[JonnyInfinite]

Mr Cumney-Warner

[gpardhu]

i like that first gal..she luks cute..i wanna screw such a gal..

[gmaureen]

Tip#7 - Skip the milk. Pour sweetened tea into a tall glass with plenty of ice. Heavenly.

[therealMADgenius]

be aware of jingtea total rip of. has sent one unit of li shan tea for 50 g that was ok and when i ordered 250g they send totally bad quality, with different taste and totally bad leave quality and really bad rolling quality.

[GodStarRevisited69]

I want an insulated urn, pronto!

[KawaiiChibitalia]

2:13

PFFFFFTTTTT!!! xD

DOSE BROWS!!!

*insert hetalia joke here*

[MOARRAWR]

I'm 17 and my Dad calls me old because I drink loads of tea. I come home from college and both my parents go

"Tea?!"

[Watertribefreak148]

-twitch- the eyebrows. XD

I love how they put science in the making of tea. Don't mess with the British and their tea.

[HadoukevMoongoose]

@Watertribefreak148 you should see us without it :D

[narwhalification]

THE EYEBROWS

THEY BUUUUUUUURN

[1thanman123]

I POOED!!!!!!! I POOED!!!!!!!! I POOED!!!!!!! I POOOOOOOOOOOOOOED IN MY DIAPER! I POOED IN YOU TEA! YEAAAAHHHHH!

[ERASER1091988]

Why the hell does it sound like Indian accent? 01:05- 01:11 see what I mean?

[wtiger9346]

...DEM BROWS.

[Killermuffin1]

2:10 Eye twitch! xD

[thirtyseven1337]

The adding of the milk too soon causes the milk to deTEAreorate! (sorry)

[portsanity]

I love tea and drink up to 20 mugs a day. This is really boring though,hooray for tea bags!

[MASSIF101]

@portsanity excessive tea consumption can lead to bladder weakness and lethargy, it also tends to lead to a life centred around a kettle. you should consider cutting down a bit.

[kpingvin]

to help distressed people in bombed areas....

I think (but it's only my personal opinion) they'd prefer some food and shelter.

[Salena916]

wow i cant believe i watched all of that

[JAMamation]

lol this is the most typical british film ever made in history.

[StephenFiorentini]

have a cup of tea, have a cup of tea ;)

[josh2211]

Oh the man from the ministry makes absolutely such lovely cup of tea.

[TuttiCareDigimon4Eva]

HERR GÜNTHER!XD

[thricegod1288]

i wish i lived in this time!

[kingmanted]

oh my god stop raping the tea 1:12

[bookthoothjim]

thats not how you make tea!!!! wheres the spider?????? if you younguns really want to know how to make tea check out my channel at bookthoothjim

[claredontyoudare]

I don't like Lipton tea at all. I prefer Red Rose tea.

[SenorSol]

@claredontyoudare Yankee rubbish! Keep it British, keep it Tetley, PG Tips, Typhoo, or Yorkshire Gold.

[lesorciercalifornien]

4:35 (servicemen mob the tea counter)

Crow (singing) My teapot brings all the boys to the yard--they're like, It's better than yours.

Tom (joining in): Damn right, it's better than yours.

Mike, Tom and Crow: I could teach you, but I'd have to charge....

[lesorciercalifornien]

8:03 Unibrow Man: "One of the most important parts of the urn to clean is the tap"

(lady repeatedly inserts pipe cleaner into the tap)

Crow: "Should we be seeing this?"

Tom Servo" Oh, YES! Do it! Faster"

Unibrow: "Remember--a dirty tap means dirty tea"

Joel: "And a dirty mind."

Crow: Not that there's anything wrong with that."

Unibrow: "When not in use, urns should be stored with their lids up"

Tom Servo: "I'll bet the women don't think so."

[jeyendeoso]

I like the part when the man blinks uncontrollably his right eye @ 2:11.

[eyreland]

The English spoken in the film is 'BBC Received English' -- the standard for mass media communication at the time.

However, as a phonetic template this kind of spoken English has been dieing for some 40 years.

[Widmerpool99]

Two pieces of wood. Thus. [Points.]

I want to lick this man until he squeals for mercy.

[mmmbeachlover]

"Never mind 'phallacy', I just need a good rogering Margery"

"cor blimey lady, you need a chest with a lid that fits well, so you do, not nor nothing nor no how"

"Must dash, it's full moon tonight"

[MsTimelady71]

If any short was made for an MST3K riff, it's this one. I'm glad the lady taking the quiz at the end got all the questions right, otherwise "Mama" looked like she could have done some damage.

They would have been horrified at my tea-making. First fill electric kettle with water and turn on to boil. Next, put PG Tips teabag into cup and fill with boiled water. Wait about 4 minutes, then take out teabag and add a little milk. Perfect!:)

[twoslices]

British women sound like they are singing when they talk,or they did then.

[ERASER1091988]

@twoslices because they were fucking fake back then!

[lesorciercalifornien]

Rule no. 7: Always speak in a proper Haym Caynties accent.

[moglove109]

'empire tea bureau'... now i remember where i worked in my last life...

[gottotownie]

Bravo

[namffocevets]

for heavens sake how appalling ..dirty tea .how uncivilized

[MissReige]

That dude's eyebrows... dear god...

[twoslices]

@MissReige

They needed cutting thats for sure

[ERASER1091988]

@MissReige yeah and they blame the arabs for having thick eyebrows

[jimjbeat]

the music sounds like a Laurel & Hardy two reeler

[michiganois]

Today, why not have an AbsoLOOTely "lovely" tea? : - )

[SuperYantz]

I always wondered if Boris Karloff had a brother-here he is in this film!

[Francis1930]

Brilliant. I remember the lovely ladies of the WVS coming to the shelters the morning after a raid. One can't imagine how nice a cup of tea was, how welcoming it was when one had been in the shelter over night during an air-raid

[diaverde09]

My chef just heats tea in the microwave.

[SenorSol]

@diaverde09 Unforgivable crime against tea! 

[12potatos]

I like old time movies

[vlogameir]

i didn't know tea needed so much care lol

[diddymuck]

eaaa-ooow, cecil, a brightening bit of communique for the trouble and strife, wot?

[indigothecat]

Notice how he said Tea cannot be bottled up and served for whenever?

Hehe, so much for that ideology... you can buy tea-flavored items, iced tea, various teas adulterated with corn syrup and preservatives and bottled up in jugs at Wal-mart and other various stores.

[IdrilAsphodel]

posh indeed!

[kadavy]

"There are no secrets, just a bunch of crap you need to learn"

[u12rd04]

It's a hoot!

[slapx123]

This..... makes me proud to be British.

[MrWindsurfguy]

the guy has a unibrow

[Bobbo110]

That "tea expert" is really scary D=

The video is awesome though ^^ Love these old information/propaganda/news videos.

[asoliman1]

Please check out my tea company Charbrew for the new revolution of tea

[recessionlover]

Everyone in this video has a cut-glass voice. ("Aim a heppily merried woman.") That can only mean that they were actors dressed as canteen staff. The guy in the white coat probably came from the lunatic asylum.

[jutubaeh]

@recessionlover hench mr starostins p-ritish lunazi? pyle on many more layers "then"...

[dubrovink66]

Putting milk in tea is a total misunderstanding of tea-making. Never ever put milk in tea!!

Just control the infusion time (short): you get perfect, honey-color tea that tastes like it is meant to taste.

[Titushoneybear]

I love how she says at the begining that making tea is really simple, but then there's a ten minute in-depth film on how precise it is! Brilliant

[PrincessTylene]

If you're going to use a teabag, make sure it's Dilmah. I love the Peppermint and English Toffee flavour. Right i'm orf, toodle pip!

[shanonio]

I like Mother best... (9:34)

[Telfer81]

...finally, add a sprinkle of hashish to the hot brew, stir, sit back, relax and prepare to get completely off ones tits.

[phillifighter]

you need fats to get the thc into your body ;P

but nice idea mabe a lil bit of milk and then ;P

peace

[Hirsute63]

I say!

[saintsaens21]

Maybe now I'll know how to make a good cuppa. I'm hopeless at it.

[moogoestheemocookie]

this is veery old o.o"