a nice cuppa presentation - sakic
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“A NICE CUPPA”
The British Afternoon Tea Ritual
Jelena Šakić
British Cultural Studies
The English Department
The Faculty of Philology
10 May 2010
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. . . TEA. . .
• . . .HISTORY
• . . .TIME
• . . .ETIQUETTE
• SOCIAL RELEVANCE. . .
• Tea Trivia
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NATION’S FAVOURITE BEVERAGE
• China – Camellia sinensis
• Japan – Buddhist monks - Tea ceremony
• Britain → British East India Company→ Catherine of
Braganza • 1st order→ 1664→100lbs (45kg) of China tea from Java
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• Men→ coffee houses→ middle-/ upper- class• Women→ at home
• => too expensive for working class
• Taxation (18th century) = 1. smuggling
2. adulteration
…sheep’s dung, copper carbonate…
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"There are few hours in life
more agreeable than the hour
dedicated to the ceremony
known as afternoon tea."
Henry James
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TEA TIME
• 1. Afternoon Tea (Low Tea)
4 o’clock tea (3pm - 5pm)
Tea +
scones cakes
small sandwiches pastries
Anna, Duchess of Bedford (1840)
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Afternoon Tea
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• 2. High Tea
6 o’clock tea (5pm – 7pm)
Working class supper (19th cent) → refuel the bodyTea +
hot meat cakes
cheese custards
egg fresh fruits
pot pies
salads Little used in the UK
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High Tea
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• 3. Cream Tea
Devonshire Tea or Cornish Cream TeaTavistock Abbey – Monks (no sandwiches/ cakes)
Tea +
freshly baked fruit scones butter
clotted cream strawberry jam
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Cream Tea
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“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world
earth revolves – slowly, evenly, without rushing toward
the future.”
Thich Nhat Hahn
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TEA ETIQUETTE
• Pinkies Up!
• Napkins
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• How to eat a scone
• Stirring tea and spoon placement
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• Drinking tea and adding milk
vs.
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A VERY BRITISH TRADITION
• TEA = 165 million cups daily (60.2 billion annually)
• coffee = 70 million cups daily
• Working class → “industrial quantities of strong, brick-coloured, sweet, milky tea”.
• Lower-middle/ middle-middle class → “a paler, ‘posher’ version” of the working-class tea
(Twinings English Breakfast)
• Upper-middle/ upper class → “weak, dishwater-coloured, unsweetened Earl Grey”
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ONE LUMP OR TWO?
• “Taking sugar in your tea is regarded by many as an infallible lower-class indicator”.
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Tea Trivia
Does one TAKE or DRINK tea?
→One drinks tea ←
During the Victorian era, the term “to take tea” was used by the lower classes and considered a vulgar expression by the upper classes.
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When drinking tea does one lift the teacup and saucer or just the teacup?
• Table → raise the teacup only → back onto saucer in btw sips.
• Buffet tea → tea saucer in lap with left hand, hold tea cup in right hand.
When not in use → place tea cup on tea saucer, hold in lap.
• Never wave/ hold tea cup in the air.
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Tea bags
Remove tea bag from cup.
Place on side saucer/ slop bowl.
Do not use string to wrap around / squeeze tea bag.
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Where to tea…?
• 1. Brown’s Hotel, London
Traditional Afternoon Tea - £37.00 (43 EUR)
Freshly Cut Sandwiches Assorted Pastries Freshly Baked Fruit And Plain Scones With Clotted Cream And Strawberry PreserveChoice Of Cakes From The TrolleyChoice Of Teas
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• 2. The Dorchester Afternoon Tea, London
£34.50 per person (40 EUR)
A selection of finger sandwiches:
Cucumber with cream cheese on caraway seed bread Egg mayonnaise with shiso cress on white bread Chicken with wholegrain mustard mayonnaise on basil bread Smoked salmon on granary bread *** Warm raisin and plain scones from our bakery, served with homemade strawberry jam, a seasonal jam and Devonshire clotted cream
*** A selection of French pastries *** Tea or coffee
A discretionary service charge will be added to your bill. All prices include VAT.
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QUESTIONS
1) Who “invented” afternoon tea and why?
2) What is the difference between
High Tea and Afternoon Tea?
3) How can the act of drinking tea be a class indicator?
4) Describe one aspect of tea etiquette.
5) What were the consequences of the taxation of tea?
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Jonathan Evans – Making the Perfect Cup of Tea
TEA, ANYONE?