Afternoon Tea Party: A Lost Tradition

Afternoon Tea Party A Lost Tradition

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Ceremony is a lost art in America today. But sometimes occasions that require proper dress and decorum as well as an out-of-the-ordinary menu can be fun. Afternoon tea is the perfect way to slow down, appreciate the art of conversation and brush up on manners.

One of Queen Victoria’s ladies-in-waiting, Anna the Seventh Duchess of Bedford, is credited with discovering afternoon tea in the 1840s. One day she had requested a tray of tea and pastries around four o’clock to suppress her hunger since dinner was typically served fashionably late at eight o’clock. The concept took England by storm, and it became en vogue to serve a similar spread of high-quality tea, finger sandwiches and petite pastries....
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