Tea in Scotland is always presented with milk or cream. You first pour boiling water into a teapot which should be made of pottery, not silver, then empty out the water and immediately put in one teaspoon of tea for every cup you will need, plus one 'for the pot'. Then fill the pot with boiling water and let the brew stand under a tea cozy for four minutes. Before pouring the tea, the cup should be covered with a strainer. If desired, add milk or cream to the cup before you pour the tea into it.
Tea is drunk at any hour of the day, and in any circumstances.
A stone bearing a sixth-century inscription resembling the name Arthur has been unearthed at Tintagel Castle, the reputed birthplace of the legendary king of the round Table, English Heritage said yesterday. All that remains of the castle today are its ruins, high on the windswept coast of Cornwall. The dig was sponsored by English Heritage, a government conservation agency. It is certainly exciting that the name on the stone corresponds to the legend,' Brady said. The excavation also shows that after the Romans left Britain in 410, some sort of ruler's headquarters existed at Tintagel from which contact with the Roman Empire was maintained, Brady said.