The Perfect Edwardian Tea Party

[@jackyrodriguez8309]

The scones are suppose to be in the middle

[@jaynesedgwick490]

There were no bars open on Sunday in the UK in the 19th century let alone the 17th. 🤔😂

[@SpencerMusicSchool]

Love afternoon tea. As a Spencer it is an English tradition.. Actually people don't realize though that "HIGH TEA" was called that for the high height of the table and was taken by the lower working classes at about 6 pm. Afternoon tea was served to the aristocracy usually around 3 or 4 pm to tie them over till dinner.. which was usually served late around 8 o clock.. Thus the working servants could have their High tea at 6 and be read to serve dinner at 8. Alexandra is completely correct!

[@SpencerMusicSchool]

Jim Spencer I'm currently writing a book called the VINTAGE VEGAN TEA. It should be out this fall. Happy tea everyone.

[@paintur68]

Best wishes on your book. :-D

[@lindaswoveland838]

I'm not a Spencer, my maiden name was Reinholtz, very much German, my married name is Swoveland, again German. But that doesn't stop me from loving English tradition, of afternoon tea or high tea, can't keep that straight. I enjoy every aspect of it. I take my tea with a little sugar, never, never cream or lemon. I love scones usually with just a touch of butter. Occasionally with cream and jam. For me it's cream first then a little jam. I'm fascinated by British culture and the Royals. I'm German on my dad's side and English on my mother's. I'm so sad that the press is unrelenting with all of their fake news about your young married royals, William and Kate and Harry and Meghan. Young married couples have a difficult enough time adjusting they don't need all of this negative press. It has to be 1,000 times more difficult when you have so many rules to follow, and you live in a fish bowl, with camera's following your every move.

[@zararoyce319]

Linda Swoveland since you mentioned you like scones occasionally with clotted cream and jam here is a tidbit of cultural history, traditionally if you were from Cornwall you would put the jam first and the clotted cream on top because Cornwall is famous for their very high quality dairy products such as cream so they would want to showcase their really beautiful rich clotted cream, and if you were from Devinshire you would put the clotted cream first to allow it to soak into the scone and put the jam/jelly on seconds on top and you don’t ever ever cut your scone with a knife, that is crazy hyperbole over done, traditionally it is just broken apart gently with your hand

[@thomaslowdon5510]

High tea these days in England is often refered to as a pre theatre meal to put you on till after theatre.... small warm meal...

[@mareahmom]

The mistress of the house would serve the tea because tea and sugar was so expensive especially in the early 18th century that they didn't trust the servants with it. Sugar was kept under lock and key and only the mistress had the key, and so was tea.

[@LD-dx1cw]

Jane Austen was the person in her household who guarded the Tea Chest and was her responsibility to serve it to her family at breakfast every morning.

[@SCBJQ]

Please don't listen to any of the advice given in this video. This man got everything wrong.

[@Noor-jw2tn]

Not mention he is using a coffee pot!!

[@MoonChylde0622]

I was about to say that, too. Lol

[@marybazargani6929]

Yes it is.

[@anerioone]

It is better to use a teapot instead of a coffee pot.

[@SB-ll1tt]

Good heavens! There is so much wrong with this advice. Always sit down with your napkin when having afternoon tea, never ask how you like your tea!! NEVER add water!!!!!!!! Straighten your tie young man! A scone is pronounced ‘skon’! Never add cream, only milk and sugar. Never ever ever lift your pinkie! Good grief this came about in France a long time ago when people had stds they would warn you by lifting their pinkies. Please don’t do this. Always serve English tea. Bring your own tea cup?! I feel quite light headed! Oh my! You clinked at the end!! No no no and no!! I need to lie down. My nerves!

[@marisollucioni4798]

Shelley Berry j

[@annwrite1866]

Shelley Berry Are you British ?

[@patriciaschmahl9714]

Dr pimpĺe popper

[@zararoyce319]

Also you would never ever ask your guests to bring cups or anything like that that’s the most ridiculous concept of people of come up with, but I would not traditionally be proper at all, it’s just basically something that people of come up with because they don’t have a tea set but I want to have a tea party does it come off of this idea of doing a teacup contest to see who has the nicest cup but it’s honestly kind of bazaar and it’s certainly not traditionally acceptable

[@zararoyce319]

It’s interesting how in France they would actually bother to warn you where as nowadays you have such horrific people that they will actually intentionally not disclose just so they can be selfish

[@nikkil764]

Awful. Everything should be in a single bite size. Not these huge slices of bread and pastries.

[@tanyahanna6523]

Required for the UK and Ireland

[@thomaslowdon5510]

But yes i agree with other comnents here....this presentation with tea assortments on the table ? No...never saw that before and its not a fun thing...its tea not a novelty item...its an everday regular schedule....3.30 tea time Sandwich scone cup of tea...no fuss just tea time....thats how l was brought up

[@peterjohnson1727]

The water isn't hot enough to brew the loose leaf tea.

[@abhijitvmehta]

Terrible advice

[@carrieannmcleod5219]

Yeah, wasn't too impressed with his information.

[@matthewpotamianos9789]

@4:10 thank me later

[@staceysheriitt2565]

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