While to us tea is an everyday commodity, in Austen's time it was relatively expensive, and to be able to offer it to visitors implied some degree of social status. This book examines the social customs of the time, and includes recipes
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Universität Gießen, Zweigbibliothek Natur- und Lebenswissenschaften (ZNL)
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While to us tea is an everyday commodity, in Austen's time it was relatively expensive, and to be able to offer it to visitors implied some degree of social status. This book examines the social customs of the time, and includes recipes
"Happy, happy breakfast" : tea in the morning -- Cents & sensibility : tea and shopping -- "That best of all travelling liquors" : tea away from home -- "The tea! The tea! The wholesome tea!" : tea and health -- "You must drink tea with us tonight" : tea in the evening -- "A good dish of tea" : making the perfect cup
