"::darkshadows::" <bat@cave.org> wrote in
news:gpgl05h44ggilfcnq1eb2ckreerq99hokc@4ax.com:
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> British Fact of the day...
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> Afternoon Tea and High Tea in England
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> AFTERNOON TEA (The traditional 4 o'clock tea)
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> This is a small meal, not a drink. Traditionally it consists of tea
> (or coffee) served with either of the following:
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> Freshly baked scones served with cream and jam (Known as a cream tea)
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> Afternoon tea sandwiches - thinly sliced cucumber sandwiches with the
> crusts cut off.
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> Assorted pastries
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> Afternoon Tea today
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> Afternoon tea is not common these days because most adults go out to
> work. However, you can still have Afternoon tea at the many tea rooms
> around England.
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> Afternoon tea became popular about one hundred and fifty years ago,
> when rich ladies invited their friends to their houses for an
> afternoon cup of tea. They started offering their visitors sandwiches
> and cakes too. Soon everyone was enjoying Afternoon tea.
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> HIGH TEA (The traditional 6 o'clock tea)
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> The British working population did not have Afternoon Tea. They had a
> meal about midday, and a meal after work, between five and seven
> o'clock. This meal was called 'high tea' or just 'tea'.
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> (Today, most people refer to the evening meal as dinner or supper.)
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> Traditionally eaten early evening, High tea was a substantial meal
> that combined delicious sweet foods, such as scones, cakes, buns or
> tea breads, with tempting savouries, such as cheese on toast, toasted
> crumpets, cold meats and pickles or poached eggs on toast. This meal
> is now often replaced with a supper due to people eating their main
> meal in the evenings rather than at midday.
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LOL Actually its called High Tea cos you sit outside on the roof to have
it LOL.
Mercury.
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