Parents from Lancashire and Yorkshire . It was a friendly war of the roses but they both agreed that tea had to be so dark the spoon stood up in the cup. Strange family as my uncle lifted his trilby every time we passed a Tetley pub (not tea):The result of my upbringing, I don’t like tea apart from the only time I can really enjoy - with a weekend fry after a cold mornings walk it just hits the spot on these occasions .
I did flirt with lemon tea at 15 when I used to frequent a coffee shop hangout for the young mods , writing poetry…….god I was pretentious back in the day. It did have great returns though if you get my drift. MM
PS very strange thing I’ve just remembered ….I got a job offer after leaving Unl with J Lyon’s & Co, Tea Division ! Perhaps I would have had to drink tea as an assistant to a tea brand manager !
Anyone remember Lyon’s Corner Houses ?
