Posted by Alison on July 01, 1997 at 00:01:46:
In reply to Re: 3-6 pm dinner then when was tea? posted by Anna on June 27, 1997 at 06:41:46
] ] ] and dinner (3pm in the 1770s, stayed that way in the country in the early 1800s, up to 6pm in the city);
] ] when did they take tea.
] I'm not sure, and I am sure it varied; it would depend on the breakfast/dinner times (old fashioned/country/early dinner v modern/city/later dinner). Some people were given tea as part of the morning visit, and it was sometimes also taken after dinner. On both occaisions a sustaining snack could also be taken. Travellers, workers and other hungry types could also take a 'nuncheon' in the middle of the day; and those who had dined early could have 'supper' later.
] Who says grazing was invented in the 1980s???
]When you say dinner, does that mean lunch? And does 'supper' mean 'dinner'? When people had formal dinners, did that mean lunch or supper? I'm confused now.
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