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March 23, 2017 David Fahey Uncategorized

Why is teatime in the afternoon?

http://time.com/4640082/teatime-history/

Discusses popularity of tea in England.  Contrasts afternoon tea (also called low tea, little tea, or handed tea) with working class high tea (also called great tea or meat tea).  Afternoon tea became an established ritual in the 1840s.

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