The Brits don't need tea-brewing advice from the Americans

An American chemist advised in her new book to add a grain of salt to create the perfect brew for tea. Rosa Prince writes that after the advice, the response, at least in England, was swifter than a military scramble to a nuclear code red. Prince: We Brits don’t need tea-brewing advice from Americans.

Suggestion bubbled up in a new book from Bryn Mawr College chemistry professor Michelle Francl. She looked at the science behind tea and its preparation in the new book. Francl: 'The perfect cup of tea should be made from a cup of water'

US scientist outrages the British with advice about tea – and the American embassy stirs it up. Two hundred and fifty years after American revolutionaries dumped tea into Boston Harbor, a fresh diplomatic storm is brewing between Britain and the U.S. The British and the US have been at odds for centuries over the cherished beverage.