Image: Sir John Tenniel - 1865
1890 Nursery Version
"Take some more tea," the March
Hare said to Alice, very earnestly.
"I’ve had nothing yet," Alice replied
in an offended tone: "so I can’t take more."
"You mean you can’t take less,"
said the Hatter. "it’s very easy to take more than nothing."
Lewis Carroll, Alice
in Wonderland
Book:
Taking Tea with Alice
Dawn Gottlieb Diane Sedo
ISBN: 0446911739
Publisher: Warner Books
Pub. Date: August 1997
Purchase Alice themed items at this
Collectible Site for
Alice
tea items
Set a Wonderland Tea Themed Table
and Teach all about the Etiquette of Tea!
*Related : Alice of Wonderland
sites for your pleasure
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Virtual
display created by
Melissa Lowenberg; based on an
exhibit mounted at
UBC Library Special Collections
Division June 1999
Purchase a unique Alice
in Wonderland teapot
also visit this fun site:
http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/wonderland/
General Etiquette:
Open Directory listing of Etiquette
Links on the Net
http://dmoz.org/Society/Relationships/Etiquette/
Tea Etiquette
Tea Time Etiquette
http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/etiquette.html
Etiquette for All
http://teatimeworldwide.com/Entertaining/entertaining.html
Tea & Crumpets - School of Etiquette
Links page
http://www.pbcc.cc.fl.us/faculty/beckc/Etiquette_Links.htm
Link examples:
Formal table setting:
http://www.ryangrpinc.com/table_setting.asp
American Table Manners
http://www.cuisinenet.com/digest/custom/etiquette/manners_intro.shtml
How to Use a Napkin
http://www.cuisinenet.com/digest/custom/etiquette/napkin_howto.shtml
Tips and Pitfalls
http://www.cuisinenet.com/digest/custom/etiquette/tips_pitfalls.shtml
From The
Tea Table.com August 2002 Newsletter
A quick serving tea - Etiquette
Tip:
When serving lemon with tea, it
is proper to use lemon slices, not wedges. Provide a lemon
fork for your guests or the tea server can neatly place a slice in
the tea cup after the tea has been poured. When your tea cup is empty,
the pourer should remove the lemon slice, pour the tea, and add a fresh
slice. Be sure never to add lemon with milk since the lemon's citric acid
will cause the proteins in the milk to curdle.
Read information about Tea
Accoutrements
Tea Trays
By the 18th century the association
with tea and the upper classes was established as ladies introduced the
tea tray into their homes featuring expensive Chinese porcelain and Dresden
tea sets.
Properly attired, a tea tray, would
comprise teapot and stand, teacups and saucers, sugar bowl, milk jug
and slop basin for discarding used
tea leaves.
Read complete article
online
Read online: from Five Roses, this
"victorian" information
The
image of tea, its presentation and the importance of good housekeeping
Emily Post (1873–1960).
Etiquette. 1922.
Chapter XIII.
Teas and Other Afternoon
Parties
http://www.bartleby.com/95/13.html
Victorian Etiquette
http://www.erasofelegance.com/etiquette.html
This site: ModernEtiquette.com
sells videos & books
but it has some online
articles of interest.
Good Housekeeping - Peggy Post
Tempest in a teapot
http://magazines.ivillage.com/goodhousekeeping/experts/peggy/qas/0,12875,284571_291701,00.html
Book for less than $10! - its one
of those miniature books,
nice to tuck in a Tea Gift Basket
or to give as a favor at a Tea Party
The
Little Book of Etiquette
Dorothea Johnson
ISBN: 0762400099
Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
Pub. Date: January 1997
From the Publisher
Never again hesitate when selecting
a fork from a fancy place setting, making a formal introduction, hosting
a business dinner, or dining on awkward foods. The experts at Washington's
School of Protocol will save you from embarrassing future faux pas! Full-color
illustrations.
Consider also, the more formal book
from Dorothea Johnson
The Protocol School of Washington's
Tea and Etiquette:
Taking
Tea for Business and Pleasure
Dorothea Johnson James Norwood
Pratt (Introduction)
Find the 2002 ed. available from
this
link
Learn Proper Tea Etiquette:
Mail Order Programs:
Tea & Etiquette®
http://www.psow.com/tea.html
The Protocol School at Britannia
House offers seminars and private study programs in business etiquette,
tea etiquette, and the history of tea. We have selected tea etiquette
as the touchstone for all other etiquette classes.
AfternoonTea, steeped in tradition,
has become a trendy preference as a setting for business and personal engagements.
Britannia House
P.O. Box 705, 5820 Lower York Road,
Lahaska, Pennsylvania 18931
Telephone 215.794.0373
E-Mail: totallytea@aol.com
http://www.tea-etiquette.com/
TEA ETIQUETTE SEMINARS
Complete presentation customized
for your group.
Afternoon Tea is served.
http://www.etiquette42day.com/tea.shtml
Leadership Skills for Today
The Academy
400 East Evergreen Boulevard Suite
212
Vancouver, Washington 98660
(360) 693-3393
(888) 799-7555
tea@etiquette42day.com
http://www.etiquette42day.com/tea.shtml
Explaining the difference of Afternoon
Tea & High Tea
Read: Tea
for Two By Tamera Bastiaans
and also
What
exactly is "High Tea"?
Article "Excerpt" from the archives
of the Internet Epicurian
High Tea
Though it sounds like a creation
of the irrepressable Hyacinth Bucket (of the BBC's Keeping Up Appearances),
High Tea originated as a British working class tradition. "High" refered
to the way it was taken, sitting atop stools in a tea shop or standing
at a counter or buffet table. It was a cross between afternoon tea and
supper, and for many it was the main meal of the day.
Read entire article online
www.epicurean.com/articles/ie4.html
Excerpt from Victorian Whisper
www.victorianwhisper.com/teatime.html
*site pages, no longer available on internet*
High Tea:
It is also necessary to distinguish
between 'afternoon' tea and 'high' tea. The difference is bound up by times
and forms of meals. Afternoon tea was eaten before an evening dinner--about
four o'clock--and was a polite little snack. Afternoon tea usually consisted
of cakes, biscuits, bread and butter and tea. got later and later. High
tea was eaten after a midday between five and six o'clock--and was likely
to be a main meal. High tea evolved from the 18th century dinner, and eventually
replaced it amongst the fashionable. (Dinner was then served as late as
eight o'clock.) While tea was the main beverage, coffee and cocoa were
sometimes served at high tea. Nursery tea was at 4 o'clock. Tea in the
nursery would be the children's evening meal. They did not dine with the
adults.
What exactly is proper to be served
at a Afternoon Tea
British / English High Tea traditionally
consists of:
Freshly baked scones and/or crumpets
served with Devonshire cream and Country preserves
Afternoon tea sandwiches
Assorted pastries
Traditional English
trifle
Tea of Course!
Find/see
Recipes for many of these "Afternoon" delights that I have included
on Teas2Dine4
See also - High Tea - recipe suggestions
www.hwatson.force9.co.uk/magazine/2000/07-2000/hightea.htm
Times for Morning,
Afternoon and High Tea
Tea party etiquettte..posting to
a Tea Chat Room
Posted by Christine
In Reply to: Etiquette for high
Tea
posted by Mr. Artz on June 01,
1998
I'm no etiquette expert, and there
are a lot of
books that deal with this subject.
But here are some little things I found:
Make those tiny sandwiches last
at least two bites.
Pick up your cup and saucer together
- holding the saucer in one hand and
cup in the other.
Hold the cup lightly, by the handle
- your pinky doesn't have to be
extended,
but it's a nice touch.
Hold thesaucer under your cup while
you sip
your tea, lest you should spill
or dribble.
Keep your napkin in your lap.
Lay a used fork on your plate with
the tines down.
Books
TEA
& ETIQUETTE
BY DOROTHEA JOHNSON, INTRODUCTION
BY JAMES NORWOOD PRATT
In Tea & Etiquette, renowned
etiquette expert, Dorothea Johnson, presents us with the most eloquent
book
to guide use through "taking tea
for business and pleasure."
Etiquette is the tapestry woven
throughout this delightful book which aims to inform and amuse the novice
and the connoisseur.
Tea--Past and Present: History,
legend, the English, the Boston Tea Party.
Tea Tales: Some favorite teatimes--English,
Chinese, Japanese, German and American.
Taking Tea Today: Hosting an afternoon
tea at home; brewing the perfect pot of tea and serving it with aplomb.
Going Out to Tea: Service defined
and all the nuances of taking tea in tearooms, restaurants and hotels.
Business Etiquette & Tea: A
complete guide to being a great host or guest during this pleasant alternative
to the business lunch or dinner.
Tea and the Trimmings: Finessing
the food at tea.
Recipes: Delicious teatime recipes
from chefs who know how to please.
Updated
edition due out: Summer 2002
Etiquette
of an English Tea
Beryl Peters
ISBN: 1898617066
Publisher: Copper Beech Publishing
Pub. Date: December 1995
Dim
Sum: The Art of the Chinese Tea Lunch
Ellen Leong Blonder
ISBN: 0609608878
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Pub. Date: April 2002
Come
to Tea: Fun Tea Party Themes, Recipes, Crafts, Games, Etiquette and
More
Stephanie Dunnewind Capucine
Mazille Dan Potash
ISBN: 0806978996
Publisher: Sterling Publishing
Company, Incorporated
Pub. Date: September 2002
Recommend Age Range: 6 to 10
Katherine
Serves Tea: Tea Party Planning and Etiquette
Paula G. Edwards
ISBN: 0965656616
Publisher: River Side Company
Pub. Date: March 1997
Recommend Age Range: 6 to 12
General Etiquette:
EHow - Etiquette Links
www.ehow.com/center/index.jsp?indexID=1048
Register
for free at Ehow.com for access to all their How-to's
Such as:
eHow
to Be a Proper Guest at a Tea
Open Directory listing of Etiquette
Links on the Net
dmoz.org/Society/Relationships/Etiquette/
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The Ceremony of Tea
Tea Ceremonies - Learn the individual
customs and etiquette
http://www.farsinet.com/hottea/ceremonies.html
Rules of Etiquette for Guests at
a Japanese Tea Ceremony
http://www.holymtn.com/tea/teaetiquette.htm
Chaji is a full tea presentation
http://www.holymtn.com/tea/Japanesetea.htm
Asian Tea Ceremonies
http://www.folksonline.com/folks/hh/tours/1998/teacmy.htm
The Tea Ceremony
http://www.jinjapan.org/access/tea/
Japanese Tea Tradition
http://www.jinjapan.org/today/culture/culture8.html#tea
The Chinese art : Gong Fu Cha
http://www.jacksons-of-piccadilly.com/jacksons/discover_tea/serving_traditions/ceremonies/index.asp
Korean Tea Culture
http://www.teaculture.co.kr/culture.html
Tea Culture & Literati
http://www.teaculture.co.kr/cul&lit.html
Russian Tea Ceremony
http://www.teaconcepts.com/dRussianTea.asp
Tea Ceremony Utensils
http://www.dmh.net/raku98/RAKU.html
Tea Customs and Traditions
http://members.aol.com/wazee17th/Culture.html
China Tea Customs
http://www.cnteainfo.com/english/culture/cultureindex.htm
**Related** see: CHINESE
CHARACTERS FOR TEA AND CAMELLIAS by Klaus Peper
Tea Customs in Britain
http://www.tetley.com/corprate/history/customs.htm
http://www.tea.co.uk/tGloriousT/tcustoms.htm
The History of Tea in Britain
Tea is the unofficial national
drink of England.
Trace the history of tea and tea
customs in the UK.
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/tea-in-britain.htm
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Miscellaneous Sites/Articles
of Interest
Glossary of tea - know the proper
terminology
http://www.plymouthtea.com/abouttea.html
How to brew tea
http://www.plymouthtea.com/how-to-brew.html
General Hosting Tips and Etiquette
How do you handle the situation
if someone brings a
covered dish to a party that is
not potluck?
When should you be ready to receive
guests?
If a guest presents you with a
bottle of wine,
are you obligated to open it?
Find the answers below.
These tips are appropriate for
any occasion.
Clearly indicate the duration and
start time of your party on the
invitation.
If a guest presents you with a
bottle of wine,
you are not obligated to open it.
Politely thank the guest and accept
the bottle.
Be sure to send a note of thanks
the next day.
If someone brings a covered dish
that you did not request,
just graciously say “thank you.”
Don’t get caught with your potholders
on!
Be ready to receive guests as early
as one half hour
before the time on your invitation.
Although every party is a combination
of similar
components, there are varying specifics
to each theme as well.
For instance, use and placement
of dinnerware
and cutlery differs vastly on a
buffet table
than in a formal dining situation.
Seating and serving arrangements,
centerpieces, and linen selection
are other
variables that are integral to
the overall look and flow of your party.
Here is a trusty guide to
help with your table seating.
First, you have to consider the
size of the tables:
36” table seats 4 or fewer
48” table seats 6-8 (6 comfortably)
60” table seats 8-10 (8 very
comfortably, but most people do put 10 people at these table)
72” table seats 10-12 (10 very
comfortably, plus you'll want to have some centerpieces)
Proper Table Settings
for a Tea Buffet
Excerpt Quoted from:
http://thetearoom.8m.com/table10.htm
[**Note** this site
is no longer available on the Internet
and I do not have
information about it in a new spot]
For A Tea Party
What is the proper etiquette
of serving tea at a "Tea Party" and the proper setting of the table----I
have every thing(I think) but not sure how to go about setting the table
and serving the tea (along with ornate cookies and cakes)
Read answer at:
teatable.html
I also have included
some further information on: Making Proper Introductions
that was formerly at
the above website address (http://thetearoom.8m.com/)
Tea Time
The Respite of Tea Divides Up the
Days
http://pages.infinit.net/aaricia/tea/heur2.htm
Clothing at Children's
Tea Parties
http://histclo.hispeed.com/act/home/tea/actin-tea.html
What exactly is a tea
society?
See information in this
regard from the Hunter House Victorian Museum (Norfolk, VA)
http://development.whro.net/hunterhouse/onlineTeaSociety/
Example Links to: Tea
Society's
http://www.sandysteasociety.com/
http://www.geocities.com/ladys_tea_society/
http://www.discoverymuseumoc.org/vts/
http://www.highteasociety.com/program.htm
http://community.cleveland.com/cc/VLTS
Red Hat Society
http://www.redhatsociety.org/
Raspberry Tarts
http://www.raspberrytarts.com/2001story.shtml
MZ-TEA-Rious Ladies
http://www.geocities.com/mzteas/
The Dixie Scarlets
http://hometown.aol.com/gail91240/myhomepage/club.html
The Purple Hat Ladies
Tea Society
http://www.breadnmolasses.com/id85.html
http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/rayjoanc/phlts.htm
When
I Am An Old Woman.Com
welcomes you to learn
just about everything you ever wanted to know
about the popular poem:
Warning, by Jenny Joseph
Amazing Woman's. Ladies
Who Wear Purple and a Red Hat! Webring
James Norwood Pratt - Tea Society
http://www.jnptea.com/
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