So, my wonderful eldest son made me the most perfect cup of tea the other day.
I was just about to tuck in to it when out of the corner of my eye, I saw him wiping up the countertop where he had spilt a little of the said liquid. I couldn’t believe it when I saw he was wiping it up with one of my good tea towels.
Aargh, I shot up and said, what are you doing . . . go and get a dishcloth from the sink!! He looked at me very bewildered and responded, that he was using the tea towel.
I said you don’t use those for cleaning up messes to which he said, “Then, why is it called a TEA towel?”
I was speechless and couldn’t think of a smart ass comeback to my precocious 11 year old so I left the room to go and enjoy my cuppa!!
mumof4 said:
he has got a bloody good point though hasn’t he?
Motherhood For Dummies said:
Really… why is it?
Alison said:
Apparently, one of the popular early uses for tea towels was to put on the base of a tray to stop cups and saucers sliding about, and to mop up any spillage on the tray.
Kyooty said:
A son that can make tea? a MUST!