Tea (meal)
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Tea is an umbrella term for several different meals consisting of food sometimes accompanied by tea to drink. The English writer Isabella Beeton, whose books on home economics were widely read in the
Afternoon tea with scones, jam, and little cakes at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong
Thé avec des artistes ("Tea with the artists"), Jules Grün, 1929
Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford, 1820, the founder of afternoon tea
Women's Royal Naval Service ratings sitting down to tea at their mess during World War I
Cucumber sandwich
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The traditional cucumber sandwich is a crustless tea sandwich composed of thin slices of cucumber situated between two thin slices of lightly buttered white bread. The sandwich originated in the Unite
Tea (meal)
…low tea, is a light meal originally eaten between 16:00 and 17:00. It consisted of thinly sliced bread and butter, delicate sandwiches (customarily cucumber sandwiches or egg and cress sandwiches) and usually cakes, such as Battenberg cake or Victoria sponge, and other baked goods. Scones (with clotted cream and jam…
Cucumber sandwiches stacked on a plate
Cucumber sandwiches and tea, as served at Kensington Palace