The rare recipe for making tea in those days was known only to the elect, and here it is:
"To a pint of tea, add the yolks of two fresh eggs; then beat them up with as much fine sugar as is sufficient to sweeten the tea, and stir well together. The water must remain no longer upon the tea than while you can chant the Miserere psalm in a leisurely fashion."
"Tea Leaves" by Francis Leggett
Margaretha, I'm delighted by your blog. First off that picture is wonderful. It warms my heart just looking at it. I'm wandering around now. When I was a girl, my mother used to put a raw egg in my cocoa just to give me extra nourishment at breakfast time. Yuck.
SvaraRadera