Q&A for How to Serve Tea

You don't have to, but lemon is always a good addition to an Earl Grey tea tray.

Serbian tea is usually known as tea with a little rakija (brandy).

You should remove them most of the time, depending on the tea. For fruit tea it doesn't matter but with black tea, for example, you should remove it because it will turn too bitter if it is in the water too long.

About half to three-quarters full. It's harder to spill that way, and leaves room for sugar, cream, and whatever else you put in it. If you are adding nothing, fill almost all the way.

You put the tea bag in the fancy cup and saucer, pour the boiled water into the cup, stir in milk (and sugar if the guest wants sugar), then take the tea bag out, and give the cup and saucer to the guest.