From COLIN FORRESTER
In my unfinished comic novel ‘Lampoon’, Sir Humphry Davy explains the
need to put milk in first:
‘If milk is added second, it is possible that greasy globules of milk
fat will float on the top, particularly if the milk is not entirely fresh.
Furthermore, the milk protein, casein, may denature, and not be able to
bind with the tannin, and modify the stringency of the brew.’
Colin Forrester Epsom, Surrey
