Afternoon Tea
Five o'clock tea was an important, very formal, social occasion for the Victorians. As Ruth Mott remembers,
'ladies took their gloves off, but never their hats'. Her tea is lavish - strawberry ice-cream, caraway seed cake, cucumber sandwiches and claret cup, flavoured with borage from the garden. To make the ice-cream she uses a mechanical freezer. Harry Dodson provides the strawberries, having protected them from slugs with Joseph Paxton 's strawberry crinoline.
Presented by Peter Thoday. Music PAUL READE
Producer KEITH SHEATHER BBC Bristol
0 BOOK: associate producer Jennifer Davies has written a BBC book to accompany the series. Beautifully illustrated with period drawings and engravings, 'The Victorian Kitchen ' is available from booksellers, price £12.00. 0 CEEFAX SUBTITLES