Tea.
Measure a teaspoonful of tea for each person, and one teaspoonful over.
Make the teapot quite hot by filling it with boiling water; let it stand in it for three minutes; then empty the teapot.
Put in the tea, and pour boiling water over it.
Cover it with a tea-cosy, and let it infuse for five minutes before using. The longer it stands, the darker it will get; but for people of weak digestions, it should be used after five minutes' infusion only.
The water should be fresh spring water, and should be used as soon as it boils. Water that has been boiled for any length of time is flat from the loss of its gases.