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“茶比一份仅仅饮料是much more在英国。 它是安慰，奥妙，艺术，生活方式，几乎宗教信仰。 它比老英国的烤牛肉深深地传统的….此卡其色色的混合，酿造通过历史记录事故从一个异乎寻常的工厂增长的千位英哩从雾，蟋蟀和用左手驱动，成为国家的命脉”。
-双子星座通讯社的Cecil搬运程序
从前您是否采取了“下午茶”或“下午茶”是偷看到您的社会身分。 下午茶是一顿轻的典雅的膳食供应在一顿便餐和延迟正餐之间，通常在3时和5时之间和主要被限制了对贵族政府带有他们从容不迫的生活方式。 下午茶是一顿更加大量的膳食，包括肉和鱼，并且实际上是非常合适中间和低级在一长的天以后在工作的一顿早期的正餐。
“下午茶”不在19世纪之前存在。 那时午餐相当在当天早些时侯被吃了，并且正餐未供应直到8或9时在晚上。 但它不是直到安娜，贝得福得的第七位公爵夫人，请求茶和光茶点在她的屋子里一个下午，大约1830年，仪式开始。 公爵夫人非常享用她“采取茶”她开始邀请她的朋友连接她。 不久有典雅的茶会是非常时兴的。 对茶商品的需求增长，并且很快有茶具在银色和美好的骨瓷、盘子、蛋糕立场、服务器、茶小型运车、滤茶器、茶壶和茶几里。 继续下面….
从上述继续。
作为时期和生活方式更改了the popularity of the formal afternoon tea
waned, but has seen a revival in recent years as people once
again enjoy its elegance. A "Devon Cream Tea" or
simply "Cream Tea" has recently been adopted where scones, with
clotted cream and jam, are made the main attraction served
alongside a steaming pot of tea.
Although we
tend to associate dainty cucumber sandwiches and scones with
afternoon tea, there is no set menu and it really depends on
the time of year, the setting, and personal tastes.
Sandwiches and scones are standard fare but other choices
can include muffins, crumpets, bread and butter, cakes, cookies
(biscuits), gingerbread, pastries, fruit, and a selection of jam
and jellies, preserves, lemon curd, and clotted cream.
Taking center
stage, of course, is the tea. Served from a teapot,
the brewing of the tea is very important. First, rinse
your teapot with warm water. Next, bring a kettle of water to
boil and pour it over the tea leaves, letting it steep for three to five
minutes. If using loose tea the rule is one heaping
teaspoon of tea for each cup of water, plus one teaspoon "for
the pot".
At one
time it was customary to first pour a little milk into the teacup. It was thought that the fine porcelain cup may crack
if the hot tea was poured directly into the empty cup.
Sugar was then offered in cube form, with tongs, or else
granulated. Normally the
host or hostess pours the tea and serves the food. Guests
can either be seated around a table or else in armchairs with an
end table nearby for them to place their cup and saucer,
teaspoon, plate, napkin, knife and fork.
There is a
wonderful assortment of fine teas available today. The
three main types are: Black, Oolong or Red, and Green Tea.
Assam, Ceylon, China Caravan, Darjeeling, Earl Grey, English
Breakfast, Irish Breakfast, Keemun, Kenya, Lapsang Souchong,
Nilgiri, Orange Pekoe, Rose Pouchong, Russian, and Yunnan are Black Teas.
Formosa/China Oolong and Formosa/China Pouchong are Oolong or
Red Teas, and Gunpowder and Jasmine are Green Teas. Tea is
sold either in tea bags or loose tea leaves. At one time
loose tea with its large leaves had a superior flavor as tea
bags were made with broken tea leaves and siftings that produced
a stronger darker tea. The introduction of fine quality tea bags
has changed that and now the choice between loose tea leaves or
tea bags is based more on personal preference.
Tea caddies can
be
used to store both tea leaves and bags. A small container,
once lockable to prevent servants from stealing the expensive
tea leaves, it keeps tea leaves fresh for up to 2 years and tea
bags for approximately 6 months.
To make proper tea sandwiches,
the bread must be very thin. If you are slicing the bread
yourself, partially freeze the bread first to make slicing
easier. You can flatten the bread further by using a rolling
pin. Favorites include thinly peeled and sliced cucumber
on lightly buttered white bread, egg sandwiches, and thinly
sliced baked ham with watercress and cream cheese. After making the sandwiches, cut the crusts off and cut
into triangles, squares, or else rounds (use a round cookie
cutter). To serve, place the sandwiches on a iceberg
lettuce-lined platter (lettuce has a high water content which
will keep the sandwiches moist), or use a hollowed-out loaf of
bread, also lined with the lettuce.
The
scones should be cut into rounds and served with Devonshire
Cream (rich cream) and jams (raspberry, strawberry, apricot,
etc.) in a doily-lined platter or basket. You can buy the
Devonshire
Cream at some specialty grocery stores or softly whipped heavy
cream makes a good substitute. Alternatively, you could serve
lemon curd (can be bought at
specialty stores or made yourself).
Finally, for
something a little different, you
might try reading tea leaves.
You can either hire a professional reader of tea leaves or simply
try your hand at reading the leaves.
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