[Sca-cooks] OT: Question about teapots

[Terry Decker]

> At 11:11 AM 10/19/2005, you wrote:
>>I'm thinking about buying a tea pot for someone (not on the list) for 
>>Christmas.  I was thinking about one of the nice Japanese iron tea pots
>>and I'm having a problem between what I think the pot should hold versus 
>>what the ones I have seen hold.  This brought up a question for me.
>>In your opinion, among the tea drinkers of the list, how much tea (in 
>>cups?  mugs? oz?) SHOULD a tea pot hold?
>>
>>Curious,
>>
>>Orla
>
> Depends, of course. Many of them say '4 cups' when it's actually 4 weeny 
> teeny cups, and turns out maybe 2 1/2 mugs' worth of tea. Personally, I 
> think that 4 mugs' worth is about right, but then I'm fueled by a 
> pekoe/Assam blend, so...
>
> 'Lainie

The "cup" often referred to with coffee and tea is a demitasse or about 5 
fliud ounces.

Bear