{"id":2101,"date":"2011-04-25T15:02:49","date_gmt":"2011-04-25T07:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=2101"},"modified":"2013-12-27T08:54:47","modified_gmt":"2013-12-27T00:54:47","slug":"the-etiquette-of-english-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=2101","title":{"rendered":"The Etiquette of English Tea & The Stories Behind Scones, Teacakes And Shortbreads"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This was a gift from the Education Department at the Tower of London, a small little handbook on tea appreciation. What I love about it is that it is easy to digest (along with a cup of English tea), and it includes some nice recipes of scones and teacakes. The sad news is that most of these recipes require whisking – which means I’m not going to be able to make any of these nice shortbreads for myself until I head back home to where my electric whisker lays.<\/p>\n

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‘Afternoon tea – that pleasant hour<\/em><\/span>
\n When children are from lessons free,<\/em><\/span>
\n And gather round their social board<\/em><\/span>
\n Brimful of mirth and childish glee.’<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

J. C. Sowerby & H. H. Emmerson, 1880<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If only life were as simple and carefree as this.<\/p>\n