Fortnum N Mason Time For Tea – Tom Parker Bowles (1)

This eBook first published in Great Britain by 4th Estate in 2021 Copyright © Fortnum & Mason 2021 All photographs © David Loftus 2021 Illustrations © Zebedee Helm 2021 Design by Luke Bird Cover design by Julian Humphries The right of Fortnum & Mason Plc to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988 Excerpt from ‘Caitlin Moran: tea v coffee’ reproduced by permission of The Sunday Times/News Licensing Excerpt from Mr Stink by David Walliams reproduced by permission of the author A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions.

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OceanofPDF.com Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Introduction A history of tea Around the world with tea Ideal conditions for tea From leaf to cup How tea is made Wake Up Breakfast Elevenses Lunch Mid-Afternoon Tea Time Cocktails After Dinner Bedtime Bibliography Index of Tea Index of Recipes Acknowledgements About the author About the Publisher OceanofPDF.com Introduction Ah, tea. Both soothing and uplifting, a salve and a sharpener, the morning jolt and the evening’s end. It’s not so much mere drink as national obsession, a fragrant religion, sippable meditation, succour in a cup.

Unashamedly democratic too, poured from silver tea pots and battered urns alike. ‘Wouldn’t it be dreadful to live in a country where they didn’t have tea,’ sang Noël Coward, echoing the thoughts of a nation. George Orwell agreed. ‘One of the mainstays of civilisation in this country,’ he mused. Because tea unites this country.

And divides it, too. Bag or loose leaf? A chipped mug of Builders’? Or a bone-china cup of first-flush Darjeeling? Which goes first, the tea or the milk? (If you take milk at all.) Sugar, honey? Or lemon? Or naked and unadorned? Oh, the agony of choice.

And tea’s not just a cup of char. Rather afternoon tea, a meal in itself, a glorious tradition, one of Britain’s most enduring culinary gifts to the world.

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