tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post1917086507888778353..comments2023-05-16T12:26:09.102+01:00Comments on The Historical House: Food Without Nutrition: Are We Insane? Mrs McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-79100069356371092512017-02-28T09:27:57.670+00:002017-02-28T09:27:57.670+00:00Suddenly I am reminded of our wedding reception, w...Suddenly I am reminded of our wedding reception, which was THE most throwback early 1960s Anglo-Saxon Ontario do in the 21st century. All the right sandwiches were there. ;-) Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-22602843153259383452017-02-27T23:43:28.978+00:002017-02-27T23:43:28.978+00:00If you will forgive me for taking up yet more spac...If you will forgive me for taking up yet more space here... just came back to say that yes, many of these fishy treats would have appeared on a canape (once, even on Ritz crackers, back in the 1960s) or in a crustless sandwich. The thing is, your original post described an 'afternoon tea' in which there appeared to be no savories or protein at all, which was quite unusual from what I remember of 'afternoon tea' in the late 1960s. <br /><br />Clio Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-37736266795289730252017-02-27T18:46:08.415+00:002017-02-27T18:46:08.415+00:00Oh, potted shrimps! I adore them, but I have had t...Oh, potted shrimps! I adore them, but I have had them only as an appetizer aka "starter." Yes, fashions must have changed, because I cannot think of meeting a fish on a tea table that was not stuck between crustless pieces of bread. Prawns with "Rose Marie" sauce, a staple of the 1950s, I believe, is a frequent sandwich choice.Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-99499018605884962017-02-27T13:31:59.886+00:002017-02-27T13:31:59.886+00:00Well, perhaps boiled eggs were not for adults, but...Well, perhaps boiled eggs were not for adults, but sardines and of course potted shrimps used to appear at English tea tables, and whoever heard of serving sardines at nursery suppers? (Do you know any children who eat sardines?) Anyway, I think fashions have changed somewhat, which was part of my point; hence the emphasis on sweets. Afternoon tea had to be more nourishing because dinner was served latish among those with aspirations to gentility, or so I have read. <br /><br />ClioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-12676547599268360692017-02-27T12:55:12.042+00:002017-02-27T12:55:12.042+00:00Good heavens: boiled eggs and sardines at at hotel...Good heavens: boiled eggs and sardines at at hotel or tea shop? No, indeed! Tea sandwiches, yes--and I suspect that "The Georgian Tea Room" was unusually cheap about filling them. Possibly mini-quiches or savory tartlets. But always the scone (or scones) and petits fours and small cakes.<br /><br />Trying to get my mind around Mr Tumnus's eggs and sardines. It sounds more like a nursery supper of old. I wonder if Mr T's tea was really tea or actually plain old "I want my tea" tea. Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-40781009669317846122017-02-27T12:26:35.730+00:002017-02-27T12:26:35.730+00:00I seem to remember that the afternoon teas I atten...I seem to remember that the afternoon teas I attended as a child - everyday ones, not special occasions, at the house of friends - it was conventional to serve 'tea sandwiches' filled with things like egg and cress, or cucumber and cream cheese. Lucy and Mr Tumnus ate boiled eggs and sardines at tea, in The Lion, ,the Witch and the Wardrobe. <br /><br />Nothing heavier than that was served, perhaps for fear of looking too much like a working-class supper, but still filling and nutritious. Has this been abandoned for sweets alone? <br /><br />Clio Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com