Thursday, August 4, 2016

My August teatime column: On High Tea vs. Afternoon Tea


For those of you who live outside Coweta County, here is my latest column in The Coweta Shopper, and this month's column addresses a topic near and dear to many of our hearts, the difference between "High Tea" and "Afternoon Tea." Click hear to view it online, and thanks for reading!


11 comments:

  1. I enjoyed your column. There are so many terms that people use incorrectly these days. It is such a shame that being correct can cause people to cry "snobbery".

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  2. Excellent column , very well written.

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  3. Hi Angela, Thank you for your informative article, I never knew about the High and Low tables. Growing up in the UK we always considered our Tea on Sunday to be High Tea, as it was more like a meal, late afternoon and served with tea, after having a traditional Sunday roast at Noon.

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    1. I believe that the "meal" factor is the distinguishing quality of High Tea, so it sounds like you were (naturally) carrying on in the age-old tradition there in the UK! Thanks for your comment!

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  4. Very well done Angela, high time indeed! Now if we could stop the pinkies in the air....

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  5. Excellent as always...shared it on my Facebook page for Antiques And Teacups and you got the nicest comments about your presentation...and a funny one about finally a Yank got it right! Lol!
    Ruth

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  6. Nicely done Angela! I have also been told that one should include the fireplace mantle as a place where the working classes "parked" their teacups (mugs) as they ate while standing. Another clue as to the reason this meal is called High Tea.

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    1. I had not heard that, but it makes sense! Must add to my ever-growing tea research, so thanks!

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  7. Another excellent read! Thanks for sharing Angela.

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  8. Nice article. Thank you for sharing the link

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