In the days of the industrial revolution mill workers worked long tortuous shifts of up to fifteen hours a day. To keep the workers’ stamina up through these grueling sessions the mill owners introduced the tea-break. An invigorating cup of tea with added sugar for energy.
Unfortunately the earthenware mugs they drunk from frequently cracked due to the high temperature of the tea. As a solution to this milk was introduced to the mixture in order to cool the liquid.
This can be taken to extremes however. Back when I used to work with adults with learning difficulties it always used to puzzle me why my clients over a certain age used to make incredibly milky tea and coffee. Whenever they brewed up they regularly filled more than half the cup with milk before adding water. I later found out that in the bad old days of
institutions, people with learning difficulties were forced to have their tea this way as a blanket strategy to prevent any scaldings.
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