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Afternoon Tea: A History and Guide to the Great Edwardian Tradition
Vicky Straker
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Description for Afternoon Tea: A History and Guide to the Great Edwardian Tradition
Paperback. Comfort, cake and courting: the tea ceremony in the golden age of tea Num Pages: 96 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302.
The Edwardian era was the golden age of etiquette and gentility, and the taking of tea was rather like a ceremonial masquerade. At this time, it was not uncommon for ladies to change up to five times a day, and one of their outfits would have been a tea dress. Tea was the only time the mistress of the house would serve her guests; the china used, the manservant who answered the door and the delicacies presented were of paramount importance. In this beautifully illustrated book, Vicky Straker invites us to tea in the Edwardian era and ... Read more
The Edwardian era was the golden age of etiquette and gentility, and the taking of tea was rather like a ceremonial masquerade. At this time, it was not uncommon for ladies to change up to five times a day, and one of their outfits would have been a tea dress. Tea was the only time the mistress of the house would serve her guests; the china used, the manservant who answered the door and the delicacies presented were of paramount importance. In this beautifully illustrated book, Vicky Straker invites us to tea in the Edwardian era and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445650319
SKU
V9781445650319
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Vicky Straker
Vicky Straker's love of Edwardian cookery was inspired by her great-great-grandmother, Dorothy Peel, who set up the Daily Mail Food Bureau in 1918 and taught millions of women how to cook during the war. Some of Dorothy's recipes are included in this book. Vicky is also the author of Bicycles, Bloomers and Rationing Recipes. She has previously been invited to ... Read more
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