tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post5804582243733464293..comments2024-02-26T00:16:00.996+00:00Comments on Ramblings from an English Garden: What is Afternoon Tea?Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-32196807730006781222011-02-19T20:37:10.319+00:002011-02-19T20:37:10.319+00:00I enjoyed this so much - and read all the comments...I enjoyed this so much - and read all the comments. They are right about many American Tea Rooms using the wrong term "high tea" for<br />Afternoon Tea. They usually correct it after a few years and change it on their menus.Bernideenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05323630851115338825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-49288791440722813222011-02-04T19:48:44.420+00:002011-02-04T19:48:44.420+00:00how very ladylike - to take afternoon tea! My mum ...how very ladylike - to take afternoon tea! My mum and I used to go to Simpkins and James for afternoon tea - it was wonderful!<br /><br />I went to the funeral of an elderly friend yesterday.... my daughter and I drove to Sussex for the celebration of Joan's life and it was a lovely event - followed by afternoon tea at the local manor. A very special occasion and some very lovely memories!Katehttp://www.iramble.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-15693921489823450262011-01-19T06:40:31.656+00:002011-01-19T06:40:31.656+00:00This is so interesting, Barbara. As you might kno...This is so interesting, Barbara. As you might know, High Tea at teashops are quite the thing in the U.S. But, here the High Tea is more like what is described as afternoon tea. The closest we get to meat is a bit of tuna or salmon. Oh well. Whatever is served up, it is so fun and we feel very elegant. My daughter and I used to go for high teas regularly when she was in high school. It was a wonderful time for just the two of us.Annie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-41971736414866202662011-01-18T21:50:19.830+00:002011-01-18T21:50:19.830+00:00I love tea, and everything that goes with it. I es...I love tea, and everything that goes with it. I especially like to pour tea from a teapot. I love the tradition of having dainty sandwiches and small cakes with it, i do wish more people would follow in the footsteps of those before us and have an afternoon tea. Oh i just love the Englishness of it all!<br />Aqeela xxAqeelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002608982845056769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-69298877840931008682011-01-18T17:18:06.799+00:002011-01-18T17:18:06.799+00:00This is a great post! My mission is to correct Am...This is a great post! My mission is to correct American tea rooms on the difference between afternoon tea and high tea. We stayed with an English family in 1995. Our hostess served her children "tea" at 6:00 then dinner later to her husband and her guests.Linda Jenningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077587697557992493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-85787409387929599462011-01-17T17:38:14.551+00:002011-01-17T17:38:14.551+00:00You have a treasure there in this set of books! A...You have a treasure there in this set of books! A very interesting, and instructive, post. Reading Marion's comment makes me wish that the tea she describes would appear before me like magic this afternoon....<br /><br />The part about high tea including meat explains something I noticed in the movie "Shirley Valentine," where what I would call supper or dinner was called "tea." The husband comes in asking if his tea is ready. It isn't yet. He remarks, "but I always have my tea at 6:00." Since it is Thursday, he's expecting steak, but Shirley serves him chips and eggs instead because she fed the steak to the neighbor's dog. He is not happy, to say the least!Sara at Come Away With Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677354270954094291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-18819749305114396432011-01-17T08:10:42.698+00:002011-01-17T08:10:42.698+00:00What an interesting post Barbara. I think afterno...What an interesting post Barbara. I think afternoon tea is a great tradition..... a delight to your taste buds as well as a delight to your eyes too. Imagine... a table set with a pretty embroidered table cloth, a posy bowl of flowers, china cups and saucers, a pot of good tea, a selection of sandwiches on thinly cut bread, scones with cream and jam and a china tiered cake stand loaded with pretty cakes and pastries. Very tempting! Yes, please. MarionReflection Through The Seasonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081179712025990011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-80947282263140124022011-01-16T23:51:42.394+00:002011-01-16T23:51:42.394+00:00Scones are just not scones without the clotted cre...Scones are just not scones without the clotted cream and freshly brewed tea.Needled Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749314475716010490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-45729703849540819362011-01-16T06:10:49.842+00:002011-01-16T06:10:49.842+00:00I liked that! Thank you! I would love to go to a...I liked that! Thank you! I would love to go to an afternoon tea!Michelle-ozark crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02854922223445105068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-51111359335421652492011-01-16T02:54:29.659+00:002011-01-16T02:54:29.659+00:00Barb,
I enjoyed reading this post.
Thank you for ...Barb,<br />I enjoyed reading this post.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing. <br />You are one classy lady!<br />dDeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019741103496608961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-54714065562400439152011-01-16T00:31:52.900+00:002011-01-16T00:31:52.900+00:00Hooray for the Duchess of Bedford. I too, would ge...Hooray for the Duchess of Bedford. I too, would get that "sinking feeling" if I had to wait until 8 pm. <br />We had a restaurant that served afternoon tea with all the things you mentioned on their menu. When we first came to the restaurant, there was a room full of beautiful hats. We each had to choose one and wear it while having tea. The hostess explained the English custom of tea as they served the food. It was such fun. BalishaBalishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298193443371503407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-67454172841130215932011-01-15T20:48:00.855+00:002011-01-15T20:48:00.855+00:00This was interesting, Barbara. I never knew what ...This was interesting, Barbara. I never knew what "High Tea" meant and just pictured Tea as tea with a sweet of some sort.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11360047123820906113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-81674782589286008712011-01-15T20:18:56.623+00:002011-01-15T20:18:56.623+00:00I hope to partake of afternoon tea or even high te...I hope to partake of afternoon tea or even high tea someday, because one day I will visit your wonderful country.Schnitzel and the Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04074542460030763545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-10926859475569319442011-01-15T18:04:41.671+00:002011-01-15T18:04:41.671+00:00Lovely lovely afternoon tea! And so good for that ...Lovely lovely afternoon tea! And so good for that 'sinking feeling'.<br />My grandmother always had one of those mahogany three layer stands, upon which wonderful delicacies were arrayed.Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-7129218804716523112011-01-15T17:21:12.798+00:002011-01-15T17:21:12.798+00:00Very interesting reading! I was surprised that &#...Very interesting reading! I was surprised that 'tea' was as recent an addition to British life as Carlyle states.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-17348519215110010172011-01-15T16:42:46.944+00:002011-01-15T16:42:46.944+00:00Great information and, so far as I can tell, total...Great information and, so far as I can tell, totally accurate.<br />Yes, a great way to entertain without going to great expense. (Wine etc costs a lot!)<br />I like all food but breakfast and tea have their particular pleasures.<br />Yes, to cucumber sandwiches<br />and clotted cream on scones<br />and maybe drop scones (Scottish I think)<br />We had Australians to tea the other day and I served the old cucumber sandwiches and everyone was really happy. And homemade oatmeal and walnut cookies and fairy cakes....<br />Egg and cress sandwiches are good too<br />and maybe some "Gentleman's Relish" on thin toast.<br />One year we did a virtual blog teaparty and invited our blog chums to visit..... should we do it again for Valentine's Day?<br />Freezing--well, below freezing --<br /> here<br />All best wishes to you and Alan.elizabethhttp://elizabethwix.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-63781585690215018602011-01-15T16:37:46.199+00:002011-01-15T16:37:46.199+00:00Except in America the delicate tea taken in posh s...Except in America the delicate tea taken in posh spots is most usually called "high tea" because I think that Americans think "high" is classier than afternoon because there is High Society, High Class, etc. I cringe when I see the words "high tea" used to describe afternoon tea but it more often used than not!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114417561785860122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-83979020005482703552011-01-15T16:00:07.356+00:002011-01-15T16:00:07.356+00:00Very interesting, and that set of books is wonderf...Very interesting, and that set of books is wonderful. As a follow up I would love to know your method for making loose leaf tea.<br />jJulie Whitmore Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283540996942265818noreply@blogger.com