TeaBlogger » british http://teablogger.com For the love of tea! and tea cups, and tea pots, and tea kettles, and... Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:14:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 High Tea vs. Afternoon Tea : What’s the difference? http://teablogger.com/2007/06/28/high-tea-vs-afternoon-tea-whats-the-difference/ http://teablogger.com/2007/06/28/high-tea-vs-afternoon-tea-whats-the-difference/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:37:00 +0000 teablogger http://teablogger.com/2007/06/28/high-tea-vs-afternoon-tea-whats-the-difference/ Strange as it might sound, the major difference is that “high” tea is not the more refined of the two. High tea was mostly devoured by commoners at around 6 o’clock and was one biscuit short of a full meal, if you know what I mean. Afternoon tea, however, was taken between lunch and a late dinner at 8 or 9 by the upper crust.

So when you think of tea parties that require tiny sandwiches, lace doilies, and hats… it’s an afternoon tea you’re dreaming of.

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