Elizabeth Gaskell’s Moorland Cottage: Ch. 2 Visual Annotation – Tea with Mrs. Buxton
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Mr. Buxton has asked some of your mamma’s old friends to tea, as I am not able to go down. But I think, Dawson, I must have these two little girls to tea with me.
Some of the treats that may have been served at Mrs. Buxton’s tea with the children.
Tarts and Cookies Biscuits
Bread with Lemon Curd
Seed Cake
A popular Victorian cake with nutmeg, and caraway-seeds
Cucumber or other Tea Sandwiches
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Got to say I find it hard to believe cookies would have been served at Mrs Buxton’s tea as they are a very American thing. LOL
LOL
We in Britain eat biscuits don’t you know.
Oops, lol! I’ve corrected it, thank you for pointing that out Alison.
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This tea looks scrumptious! My grandma used to love lemon curd on toast (for breakfast). But it was called Lemon cheese here in Canada.
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