Tea Etiquette

• Never swirl tea in a cup like you would wine in a glass.
• Do try a little of each dish offered at teatime.
• Spread the scone first with jam, then with cream.
• Do not place any extra items on the table, even glasses.
• Don't extend a pinkie when sipping tea.
• Never jiggle a teabag by the string; it looks tacky and shows impatience.
• Don't put a used teabag in your teacup saucer. Use a tea caddy.
• Never drain a teabag by winding the string around a spoon.
• Never place a teaspoon on the saucer in front of the cup.
• Milk is poured in after the tea.
• Lemon is always thinly sliced.
• Lemon is always put in the tea last.
• Never remove a lemon once it's been added.
• Never use a spoon to press the lemon in the teacup.
• When stirring tea, make absolutely no noise with the flatware.Once used,flatware should never touch the table again.
• Iced tea spoons are set to the outer right of the place setting.
• Do set teacup with handle at 4:00