Australian Billy Tea

[flippin_pancakes]

Hi all

Sorry i Haven't posted for ages been having problems with computer anyway heres a recipe a got of the internet some time ago and thought i'd share it with you all. tell us what you think or post variations of it that you like to make.

Australian Billy Tea.....A recipe.

Bring the Billy to the boil over a hot fire.
Use a stick to lift off the lid.
(Don't burn your fingers)
Return to the fire until it bubbles again.
Remove, then toss in a palm of tea leaves,
and wait until it's brewed.
For a change of flavor,
leave the lid off when boiling to add a smokey taste,
or toss in a couple of gum tree leaves.

c u later

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[dill]

You will have to forgive me! I am an American and that sounds like our recipe for lipton loose leaf tea. But we add mint leaves to change the flavor.

I have seen pictures of billys. We call them a pot with a bail handle. What makes a billy, a billy? I have the idea it is just used for tea and water heating. Correct my thinking, if I am wrong, please!

Dill

[billy]

You will have to forgive me! I am an American and that sounds like our recipe for lipton loose leaf tea. But we add mint leaves to change the flavor.

I have seen pictures of billys. We call them a pot with a bail handle. What makes a billy, a billy? I have the idea it is just used for tea and water heating. Correct my thinking, if I am wrong, please!

Dill

Oxford Dictionary: a tin or enamel pot for cooking in when camping. Possible origin in the aboriginal word 'billa' meaning water.

I used to cook in mine but nowadays I only boil anyway.
Both loose leaf tea recipes leave you with tea leaves in your mouth; foul! You need an infuser or a strainer or teabags or British Army Instant White Strong tea which is very nice. Personally, I go for instant coffee because it is ok black with enough sugar. I've never been able to drink my tea without milk.

[dill]

Oxford Dictionary: a tin or enamel pot for cooking in when camping. Possible origin in the aboriginal word 'billa' meaning water.


That is what I thought. I got a 8 cup billy for Christmas with a selection of teas. It is just big enough for a large coffee can to fit in but a bit shorter.

TDW (the dear wife) Wants me to use this instead of my coffee can pot when we go out and about.

Don

[Dogman]

You can get "genuine" aussie billy tea in tea bag form,it tastes:censored: !, billy tea ? you can keep it, however typhoo do a white instant tea which gives a good "brew" if you put 2 teaspoons full per mug,which saves messing about if your backpacking, with less rubbish to take away or bury. Ijust use my small billy to boil the water, pour on the brew, then spend more time frying bacon !:lmao:

[dill]

MMM Bacon! If it is true, We are what we eat? I must be half pig!

My brother gave me a billy for Christmas. 6 little bags of loose tea in with it. A small ball thing to put the tea in. I can not wait to use it.

Don

[Dogman]

Sounds good Dill, i think loose tea does make a better brew, probably because we decide how much tea is used unlike with tea bags, anyway i'm off to fry some bacon !.:lmao:

[dill]

Now I need to know what size Billy's you guys use. I have a 3 qt pot and a little 3 cup pot. The 3 qt pot or billy is enamal coated with a wire bail handle. The 3 cup pot has a bail handle that locks in the up position and made of stainless.

Now could the 3 cup pot be called a billy? Is size a matter to be taken into consideration?

Dogman; Would you stop with the bacon refrence already. Every time you make one, I have to stop and fry some bacon. It is taking me forever to post something.

Don