I'm drinking peppermint tea. Or is it just peppermint? That's what it says on the box. I thought "tea" was a generic term for drinks you make by pouring boiling water over leaves. But maybe tea is a protected term in some post-colonial Anglo-Indian trade treaty. Or maybe peppermint is different from peppermint tea? Who knows.
Should you make coffee with water which is boiling, nearly boiling or what? (This is obviously not for those who use the pesky machines). How do you get a kettle to produce water nearly boiling? I guess most people are like me and try to time it to the microsecond but miss out and...it boils. Is post boiled water the same as nearly boiled? Does anyone notice any difference?
Should you put the jam first on a scone, or cream first? This depends, of course, on whether you are in Cornwall or Devon. The answer, as we Cornishmen know all too well is....hang on, let me check -
in Cornwall it's jam first (correct), in Devon cream first (incorrect).
Should we decant wine from screwtop bottles? Wrong question - should we even be drinking from screwtop bottles? (I mean wine in screwtop bottles; don't get the impression I drink from the bottle) Corks good, screws bad, as George Orwell said.
And there's the age-old problem of eating spaghetti. Do you twirl the spag around a fork against the side of a spoon, cut into pieces with the spoon against a fork, suck in a genteel fashion (is that a sexist term? If so, add ladylike for balance) or just duck your head and slurp?
Don't get me going on chopsticks. Whoever invented those? I mean the person, not the nation. What ridiculous implements. I get that maybe they pre-dated knives, forks and spoons but now? That's just silly.
Enjoy your dinner, people! Or should it be supper? I think one is for a meal you cook for family and friends and the other involves eating in a restaurant but I don't care enough to check this. It's just food! And drink. Obviously.
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