High Tea

sunny-dave | 15:24 Thu 11th Apr 2013 | ChatterBank

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Spinning out of the Hotel Thread :

I think a High Tea, as eaten in Yorkshire and Scotland, usually has a hot dish (often a small portion of fish and chips) with bread and butter on the side before moving on to the sandwiches and cakes etc.

nannybooby is horrified by this and says :

"High tea is cucumber sandwiches on thin white bread crusts cut off and NO cream cheese or other junk, scones and strawberry jam and cream ,lots of liitle tempting cakes and Nanny's Tea (see earlier posting) . FISH FINGERS
the're for lunch!!!"

What is the collective wisdom of AB on this urgent matter - is it a North/South divide, or something more subtle?

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English High Tea usually involved a mug of tea, bread, vegetables, cheese and occasionally meat. Variations on high tea could include the addition of pies, potatoes and crackers. So while Afternoon Tea was largely a social event for their upper class counterparts, high tea was a necessary meal in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This traditional...

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sunny-dave

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Exactly so Erin- I remember the Wee Trolley from (I think) the Crieff Hydro or possibly somewhere a bit posh in Pitlochry :+)

erin-x

I've been to a few high teas in Pitlochry! Haha! I haven't made it to Crieff Hydro yet. I always seem to be working when the rest of the family go. Maybe they think i'm too common!! Lol!