Submitted by: Michael Land
What better a time than the next few weeks to gather your friends and loved ones together and renew old memories over a hot cup of tea. Tea has been around for many years and shares it origins from China and India. True teas are black teas but today we have many blends of tea with which to tease our taste buds.
The English tradition of afternoon tea as a time for relaxation, refreshment, and socializing dates to the 1840's. It can be traced to Anna, the 7th Duchess of Bedford. One day, the duchess asked that a tray of tea and some bread and cakes be brought to her room about 4PM, to tide her over until the customary 9pm dinner hour. This practice spread among her friends. Over time, what began as one woman's late-afternoon pick me up developed into a common social occasion.
What better a time than the next few weeks to gather your friends and loved ones together and renew old memories over a hot cup of tea. Tea has been around for many years and shares it origins from China and India. True teas are black teas but today we have many blends of tea with which to tease our taste buds.
The English tradition of afternoon tea as a time for relaxation, refreshment, and socializing dates to the 1840's. It can be traced to Anna, the 7th Duchess of Bedford. One day, the duchess asked that a tray of tea and some bread and cakes be brought to her room about 4PM, to tide her over until the customary 9pm dinner hour. This practice spread among her friends. Over time, what began as one woman's late-afternoon pick me up developed into a common social occasion.
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