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British afternoon tea

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Lesson 1

The art of afternoon tea

this is all about the art of afternoon tea and what it means to us british as well as what to expect on the menu and a few hints and tips on how to get the very best out of this...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 2

Cakes, scones and sandwiches

then the cakes of course a bakewell tarp perhaps or a lemon drizzle cake scones are also a must light golden and fluffy slathered with clotted cream and jam and sandwiches the c...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 3

Tea table essentials

beautiful it doesn't matter you start with the accoutrements i suppose a milk jug and a sugar bowl if you have loose tea a tea strainer and a holder for the tea strainer a china...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 4

Tea and the British Empire

aristocracy you had to be rich in order to enjoy tea in the 18th to 19th centuries it was a huge employer across what became the british empire all tea when fortman mason opened...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 5

Traditional tea cakes

called seed cake which had caraway seeds in it you might have had a slice of madeira so rather a plain dry cake some fruit cake a great variety of tiny little cakes which are re...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 6

How afternoon tea began

victoria felt a sinking feeling in the mid-afternoon so asked her servant to bring a tea along with bread and butter and a slice of cake she then started to invite her friends a...

Language: enDuration: 2 min

Lesson 7

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Full video: Experience A Quintessential British Afternoon Tea | Condé Nast Traveler

Language: en

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