[Sca-cooks] OT: Teapot question

[Adele de Maisieres]

lists at otcreations.com wrote:

>Sorry, I realize I was unclear.  I'm thinking the standard sized, tea cozy type teapot.  Usually there are two to three people drinking tea (when 
>we are in that mood) and we drink out of coffee mugs.  
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>I'm more curious of what sizes people find useful since the ones I looked at seemed small to me.
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>>In your opinion, among the tea drinkers of the list, how much tea (in cups? mugs? oz?) SHOULD a tea pot hold?
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>Depends how many tea drinkers it has to serve, basically.
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Ah, so you want to know how much a typical tea pot _does_ hold, then, 
not how much a teapot for a specific person _should_ hold.  On that 
score, I much less idea.  Typical small posts make something like two 
cups.   May I suggest a measuring tape and quick calculation when you're 
shopping?

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