Tea and Walking the Fields Event Cache
HUBBLEGARDNER: Oops forgot about this one but the Caching Police have been in touch to remind me.
Tea and Walking the Fields
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Sunday, July 17, 2011
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Tea and Cake in the Splendid Grounds of Falkland Estate.
Anna, the Duchess of Bedford (1788-1861), one of Queen Victoria's (1891-1901) ladies-in-waiting, is credited as the creator of teatime. Because the noon meal had become skimpier, the Duchess suffered from "a sinking feeling" at about four o'clock in the afternoon. At first the Duchess had her servants sneak her a pot of tea and a few breadstuffs into her dressing room.
Adopting the European tea service format, she invited friends to join her for an additional afternoon meal at five o'clock in her rooms at Belvoir Castle. The menu centered around small cakes, bread and butter sandwiches, assorted sweets, and, of course, tea. This summer practice proved so popular, the Duchess continued it when she returned to London, sending cards to her friends asking them to join her for "tea and walking the fields". The practice of inviting friends to come for tea in the afternoon was quickly picked up by other social hostesses.
Queen Victoria adopted the new craze for tea parties. By 1855, the Queen and her ladies were in formal dress for the afternoon teas. This simple cake was one of the queen's favorites. After her husband, Prince Albert, died in 1861, the Queen Victoria spend time in retreat at the Queen's residence (Osborn House) at the Isle of Wight. According to historians, it was here that the cakes were named after her.
So with this in mind Join us at the above co-ords at 1pm where you will be treated to a slab of the lightest, home made Victoria Sponge and with gobs suitably stuffed we can all chat about geocaching, swap tb's and coins, regale each other with how many FTF's we have, how many trig points we've balanced on and other jolly things.
Some subects might even want to go and find a cache!!
One other thing.........bring your own tea!
Hope to see you all there............its a Royal Command!
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