No no no no no NO

Putting the milk is first is such a social faux pas that it has become an adjective in itself. My grandmother had no greater insult for people than to say that they were "a bit milk in first".

I think it originated from people who had cheap chins which might crack if boiling tea was poured in. So they put the milk in first to avoid cracking.

Posted By: Old Git on June 10th 2014 at 13:37:23

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    - i agree.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jun 10, 11:14:17
      - No no no no no NO (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 10, 13:37:23
        
        Exactly (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 10, 13:47:29
      - The main reason they used to put the milk in first was to cool the boiling water as it (General Chat) - Meh, Jun 10, 13:27:30
        
        Indeed. This was before the masses could afford china cups (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 10, 13:29:56
        
        My grandad used to warm the cup first to try to prevent this (General Chat) - Old Man, Jun 10, 13:29:25
        
        I warm the cup first so that the water falling on the tea bag is still boiling (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 10, 13:31:00
        
        I aim the stream from the kettle at the tea bag all the way up for that reason (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jun 10, 13:49:55
      - Yeah, well as a child of the hippy 60's, convention and tradition can take a hike (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 10, 11:17:00
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