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Tea with Jane Austen
"You must drink tea with us tonight." — Sense & Sensibility
Who would not want to sit down with Jane Austen and join her in a cup of tea? Here for the first time is a book that shares the secrets of one of her favorite rituals. Tea figures prominently in Jane Austen's life and work. In fact, the beloved novelist was the keeper and maker of tea in her family. Tea with Jane Austen begins with tea drinking in the morning and ends with tea in the evening, at balls and other gatherings.
Each chapter includes a description of how tea was taken at a particular place or time of day, along with history, recipes, excerpts from Austen's novels and letters and illustrations from the time. The book also reveals how to make a perfect cup of tea!
Who would not want to sit down with Jane Austen and join her in a cup of tea? Here for the first time is a book that shares the secrets of one of her favorite rituals. Tea figures prominently in Jane Austen's life and work. In fact, the beloved novelist was the keeper and maker of tea in her family. Tea with Jane Austen begins with tea drinking in the morning and ends with tea in the evening, at balls and other gatherings.
Each chapter includes a description of how tea was taken at a particular place or time of day, along with history, recipes, excerpts from Austen's novels and letters and illustrations from the time. The book also reveals how to make a perfect cup of tea!
128 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2004
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April 16, 2008
I know it looks silly, but it's far more interesting and substantive than it sounds. Lots of quotes and Austen references, but more of a social history of tea—not so much the beverage as the ritual. Quick and fun reading.
June 20, 2019
Çay ve İngiliz toplumundaki yeri... özellikle Jane Austen’ın çay tiryakiliği üzerine bir kitap. Dün başladım, dört bardak çay eşliğinde bu sabah da bitirdim. Okurken daha da çok çay içesiniz geliyor orası kesin. Yalnız kitaptaki tariflerin neredeyse hepsi yarım kilo tereyağı içerdiği için kalp sağlığımı düşünerek denemeyeceğim 😄
February 7, 2017
A thin little book with a lot of illustrations and quotes in big print, that accomplishes its purpose of exploring tea practices of Jane's era, and in particular of Jane herself. Although mostly a discussion of social customs, the book also includes a dozen or so recipes, most of them offered first as written in Jane's lifetime, and then translated for a modern kitchen. I would have liked some color illustrations, for example of Jane's brother's Wedgwood set, but wasn't surprised by the lack and a bit of googling satisfied my curiosity on that front.
July 25, 2023
Wonderful book about all tea-things related to Jane Austen! I loved it!
Not only is the writing entertaining and easy-to-read, but the tone is personal and also informative. Kim Wilson does an excellent job sharing quotes from Jane Austen’s books concerning tea drinking and also tea-themed excerpts from Jane’s s own personal letters.
I fell in love with the enthusiasm of this book, especially since I love tea (especially green and oolong, also tisanes) so much!
There are many black and white illustrations, recipes and anecdotes about tea as well. Overall, one of the most delightful books I’ve read all year.
Certainly a fantastic addition to my Jane Austen book collection. I learned a good deal about tea during that time period, too!
Not only is the writing entertaining and easy-to-read, but the tone is personal and also informative. Kim Wilson does an excellent job sharing quotes from Jane Austen’s books concerning tea drinking and also tea-themed excerpts from Jane’s s own personal letters.
I fell in love with the enthusiasm of this book, especially since I love tea (especially green and oolong, also tisanes) so much!
There are many black and white illustrations, recipes and anecdotes about tea as well. Overall, one of the most delightful books I’ve read all year.
Certainly a fantastic addition to my Jane Austen book collection. I learned a good deal about tea during that time period, too!
May 19, 2011
In Regency era England, the popularity and social importance of tea-drinking is exemplified by Jane Austen’s characters no less than fifty-eight times in her six major novels. The observant reader will recognize pivotal events transpire around sitting down and taking tea: In Emma, Miss Bates declines coffee “No coffee, I thank you, for me-never take coffee. A little tea if you please,” in Northanger Abbey impressionable Catherine Moreland drinks tea with the Tilney’s and is awed by the “elegance of the breakfast set,” and in Pride and Prejudice, the toady Mr. Collins boasts of the supreme honor that his esteemed patroness Lady Catherine de Bourgh has bestowed on Elizabeth Bennet in being asked to tea at her grand residence of Rosings Park. We also know from Jane Austen’s letters that she was a tea-lover too. “We began our China Tea three days ago, & I find it very good.” Jane Austen, in a letter to her sister, Cassandra, 31 May 1811
Popularized in the early 1700’s by Charles II’s wife Queen Catherine, a century later tea drinking had become a passionate ritual for the gentry and aristocracy in England. Tea at any meal was de rigueur, in fact, a whole meal was named after it. Tea-time is traditionally a light late afternoon meal about 4:00 pm created to tide one over until supper, which in Town, could be very late into the evening. Tea with Jane Austen primarily delves into the social history of tea and its role in Jane Austen’s life and her writing. It also offers a delectable array of recipes listed with traditional Regency era ingredients and preparation along with a conversion for the modern cook. Readers may find, like me, that with so much talk of food that one wants to dash out to the kitchen and commence to make the perfect cup of tea as described on page 114, and throw oneself into baking the plum cake from page 31. Ha!
What I found most enjoyable about this slim volume was the frequent mention of events in Austen’s life or incidents by her characters in the novels that illustrate the importance of tea as a very British ritual. Quotes are used liberally throughout adding to the connection.
“Perhaps you should like some tea, as soon as it can be got.” They both declared that they should prefer it to anything. Mrs. Price to Fanny and William in Mansfield Park.
Broken down into interesting chapters: Tea in the Morning; Tea Shopping; Tea Away from Home; Tea and Health and Tea in the Evening, this book is packed with historical information conveniently indexed in the back and features a select bibliography for further reading. The friendly conversational style of the author is as welcome and soothing as her topic.
Laurel Ann, Austenprose
Popularized in the early 1700’s by Charles II’s wife Queen Catherine, a century later tea drinking had become a passionate ritual for the gentry and aristocracy in England. Tea at any meal was de rigueur, in fact, a whole meal was named after it. Tea-time is traditionally a light late afternoon meal about 4:00 pm created to tide one over until supper, which in Town, could be very late into the evening. Tea with Jane Austen primarily delves into the social history of tea and its role in Jane Austen’s life and her writing. It also offers a delectable array of recipes listed with traditional Regency era ingredients and preparation along with a conversion for the modern cook. Readers may find, like me, that with so much talk of food that one wants to dash out to the kitchen and commence to make the perfect cup of tea as described on page 114, and throw oneself into baking the plum cake from page 31. Ha!
What I found most enjoyable about this slim volume was the frequent mention of events in Austen’s life or incidents by her characters in the novels that illustrate the importance of tea as a very British ritual. Quotes are used liberally throughout adding to the connection.
“Perhaps you should like some tea, as soon as it can be got.” They both declared that they should prefer it to anything. Mrs. Price to Fanny and William in Mansfield Park.
Broken down into interesting chapters: Tea in the Morning; Tea Shopping; Tea Away from Home; Tea and Health and Tea in the Evening, this book is packed with historical information conveniently indexed in the back and features a select bibliography for further reading. The friendly conversational style of the author is as welcome and soothing as her topic.
Laurel Ann, Austenprose
August 12, 2022
I learned a few things about tea and customs from the Austen era. I'll be buying more Twinings brand teas in future!
July 30, 2012
Tea with Jane Austen is a lovingly told tale of the importance of tea in the life of those who lived in the Regency Era. It is all here: How to make tea, tea and toast for breakfast (the usual breakfast fare for all but the wealthiest households), seeping the tea leaves, tea caddies and miscellaneous utensils, shopping for tea sets, and the different types of teas. In Austen's time, tea was a valuable commodity that was kept under lock and key. In the Austen household, Jane was the keeper of the keys to the tea chest.
For me, the most interesting part of the book was Jane's excursions into London to buy the best tea from Twining's warehouse. This was the most expensive way of buying tea, but there was a reason for buying the best. Tea was regularly adulterated with things you don't want to think about. Dregs were sold out the back door by kitchen maids. After being dried, they were mixed with "leaves, twigs, and sometimes floor sweepings." That's if you were lucky. "The dyes used on adulterated tea were often quite poisonous."
Although the afternoon tea we associate with the British belongs to the Victorian Era, there were rituals aplenty in the Regency Era, and this book shows how important tea was to Jane Austen and her contemporaries.
For me, the most interesting part of the book was Jane's excursions into London to buy the best tea from Twining's warehouse. This was the most expensive way of buying tea, but there was a reason for buying the best. Tea was regularly adulterated with things you don't want to think about. Dregs were sold out the back door by kitchen maids. After being dried, they were mixed with "leaves, twigs, and sometimes floor sweepings." That's if you were lucky. "The dyes used on adulterated tea were often quite poisonous."
Although the afternoon tea we associate with the British belongs to the Victorian Era, there were rituals aplenty in the Regency Era, and this book shows how important tea was to Jane Austen and her contemporaries.
February 18, 2019
It's the second book called 'Tea with Jane Austen' that I'm reading this month, and although this naming similarity is a bit confusing, the books are quite different and complement each other nicely. This one doesn't have any food photography and has fewer recipes, but instead provides curious tea-related facts from the times of Jane Austen.
Again, my only regret is that it's such a little book. I wish the illustrations could be larger and the author would go more in-depth.
But again, I'm being particular here, and the book is lovely :)
Again, my only regret is that it's such a little book. I wish the illustrations could be larger and the author would go more in-depth.
But again, I'm being particular here, and the book is lovely :)
August 16, 2021
Well, I don't know why I took so long to read this. It was a birthday gift from several years ago and while I was obviously interested enough to keep it, I kept putting off reading it. I guess because it's non-fiction and I can struggle with reading that in physical copy. (Audio tends to do better for me with that kind of book.) But I got distracted while cleaning recently, picked it up to dust the cover and thought, "what exactly is this about, anyway?" Then I opened it, skimmed it, and found it quite charming. So, I finally sat down and read it. It's a well written and quick read about exactly what it sounds like: Tea during Jane Austen's time.
By reading this, you'll learn about the time when tea was first introduced to Britain and its fast-growing influence upon the society in which Jane Austen lived. The drink which we consider so quintessentially British today was once rejected by many people because it was seen as destroying older British food traditions like drinking ale or beer with breakfast. It upset some people so much (especially the brewers of said alcoholic beverages who didn't sell as much after tea came on the scene) that some people accused the drink of making men effeminate, making women look old and ugly faster, and told generalized lies about its impact on health.
On the flipside, tea became so popular there was a black market for the stuff. Legal tea was transported in a responsible and sanitary (for that time, at least) manner, and was so valuable it was locked away from house servants lest they steal some. (Which didn't always stop maids from drying out the leaves their employers had already used and reselling it out the back door.) Illegally smuggled tea was cheaper, but tasted funky because it was shipped overseas inside oil skins that imbued their greasy flavor to the leaves, and then put in bags that hung against the side of horses and got sweat on them so it tasted even funkier. Oh, and lets not forget the totally fake stuff that wasn't tea at all, but Ash tree leaves that got dried, stepped on to make it smaller, and for some reason combined with sheep poop, toxic dye, and occasional floor sweepings because apparently some people had no morals and thought it was okay to sell that for others to consume???
Anyway... I had no idea the history of tea in Great Britain was so complicated. I really loved the way this author used the history of tea to also educate the reader about the Regency era and Jane Austen and her family. She even showed the impact of tea on the fiction of the day beyond just Austen's.
You'll also find short, historical recipes scattered throughout. I liked how the author showed the historical version of the recipe first so you could compare it to the modern day version on the next page. Some of them would have been an outright arm workout back in the day since they told you to mix stuff with your hands for one hour! One old recipe even made me laugh because it actually said to go milk your cow so you have hot milk to make froth with. The author said she had to go research the internal temperature of cows in order to be able to tell us readers how much to heat our milk!
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and feel I learned many new things about the Regency Era and Jane Austen as a person. 100% recommended to anyone interested in these subjects!
Content Advisory:
Some passing, non-detailed mentions of immoral behavior, like how "ladies of the street" would sometimes hang around in tea gardens to have a chance to approach men.
By reading this, you'll learn about the time when tea was first introduced to Britain and its fast-growing influence upon the society in which Jane Austen lived. The drink which we consider so quintessentially British today was once rejected by many people because it was seen as destroying older British food traditions like drinking ale or beer with breakfast. It upset some people so much (especially the brewers of said alcoholic beverages who didn't sell as much after tea came on the scene) that some people accused the drink of making men effeminate, making women look old and ugly faster, and told generalized lies about its impact on health.
On the flipside, tea became so popular there was a black market for the stuff. Legal tea was transported in a responsible and sanitary (for that time, at least) manner, and was so valuable it was locked away from house servants lest they steal some. (Which didn't always stop maids from drying out the leaves their employers had already used and reselling it out the back door.) Illegally smuggled tea was cheaper, but tasted funky because it was shipped overseas inside oil skins that imbued their greasy flavor to the leaves, and then put in bags that hung against the side of horses and got sweat on them so it tasted even funkier. Oh, and lets not forget the totally fake stuff that wasn't tea at all, but Ash tree leaves that got dried, stepped on to make it smaller, and for some reason combined with sheep poop, toxic dye, and occasional floor sweepings because apparently some people had no morals and thought it was okay to sell that for others to consume???
Anyway... I had no idea the history of tea in Great Britain was so complicated. I really loved the way this author used the history of tea to also educate the reader about the Regency era and Jane Austen and her family. She even showed the impact of tea on the fiction of the day beyond just Austen's.
You'll also find short, historical recipes scattered throughout. I liked how the author showed the historical version of the recipe first so you could compare it to the modern day version on the next page. Some of them would have been an outright arm workout back in the day since they told you to mix stuff with your hands for one hour! One old recipe even made me laugh because it actually said to go milk your cow so you have hot milk to make froth with. The author said she had to go research the internal temperature of cows in order to be able to tell us readers how much to heat our milk!
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and feel I learned many new things about the Regency Era and Jane Austen as a person. 100% recommended to anyone interested in these subjects!
Content Advisory:
Some passing, non-detailed mentions of immoral behavior, like how "ladies of the street" would sometimes hang around in tea gardens to have a chance to approach men.
November 14, 2013
Illustrated with period illustrations and peppered with quotes from the novels and other books of the period, this slim volume contains all you ever wanted to know about the social history of tea in Jane Austen's World. The book is broken down into times of day and explains why and how tea was taken with examples from Jane Austen's writings. There are also a few recipes for tea treats and you can even make them at home with the handily provided modern recipe. The recipes use both British and American measurements so hostesses on both sides of the Atlantic can serve a proper tea. The book concludes with directions on how to make the perfect cup of tea.
I thought this book would be more of a cookbook, but I really enjoyed learning about the history of tea as a meal in 19th century Britain. The period illustrations (in color) and recipes make the book even more enjoyable. This is a good book for the reference shelf if you attend or host a lot of period teas. Most casual readers will enjoy reading this book to learn about the importance of tea, but may not want to own it. Warning! You will find yourself craving tea when you read this book.
I thought this book would be more of a cookbook, but I really enjoyed learning about the history of tea as a meal in 19th century Britain. The period illustrations (in color) and recipes make the book even more enjoyable. This is a good book for the reference shelf if you attend or host a lot of period teas. Most casual readers will enjoy reading this book to learn about the importance of tea, but may not want to own it. Warning! You will find yourself craving tea when you read this book.
December 28, 2020
You know there is a stereotype of unsophisticated english cuisine and gosh this book unintentionally strengthens this notion. Oats water, Barley jelly...and on top of all Syllabab - white wine with whiped cream, lemon and sugar - OMG is this even real? :)
But jokes aside it's a really nice quick read that introduces us an english tea culture on the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries through the anecdotes from life of Jane Austen and her literary characters.
But most important - it succeeded to capture the cozy atmosphere of Jane Austen literary world and time better than an Oxford Companion I tell ya ;)
But jokes aside it's a really nice quick read that introduces us an english tea culture on the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries through the anecdotes from life of Jane Austen and her literary characters.
But most important - it succeeded to capture the cozy atmosphere of Jane Austen literary world and time better than an Oxford Companion I tell ya ;)
December 9, 2016
Sevgili Jane Austen severler, bu kitabı bence okumalısınız!
Tam olarak neyle karşılaşacağımı bilmiyordum ama kesinlikle kitabı sevdim.
İngiltere'nin çayla tanışması, kültürlerine çayın nasıl işlediği ve yer edindiğini öğrenmiş oldum.
Austen kitaplarını okurken yemeklere, içeceklere anlatımda bu kadar yer verilmesini hep garip bulmuştum. Halbuki bir sebebi varmış.
Austen'in çay sevdasını derinlemesine işlemiş ve sanırım tüm kitaplarından alıntılar var bu kitapta.
Döneme ait yemek ve içki tarifleri de bulacaksınız içinde. Kim bilir belki de denemek istersiniz.
Tam olarak neyle karşılaşacağımı bilmiyordum ama kesinlikle kitabı sevdim.
İngiltere'nin çayla tanışması, kültürlerine çayın nasıl işlediği ve yer edindiğini öğrenmiş oldum.
Austen kitaplarını okurken yemeklere, içeceklere anlatımda bu kadar yer verilmesini hep garip bulmuştum. Halbuki bir sebebi varmış.
Austen'in çay sevdasını derinlemesine işlemiş ve sanırım tüm kitaplarından alıntılar var bu kitapta.
Döneme ait yemek ve içki tarifleri de bulacaksınız içinde. Kim bilir belki de denemek istersiniz.
July 8, 2008
This book was very interesting and informative, a portrayal of Jane Austen, how she acquired her tea, which teas she preferred to drink, and what she served with her tea, including some recipes, as well as a history of tea, the availability of different types of tea in Jane Austen's time, and the evolution of tea in general. I particularly enjoyed reading the excerpts from Austen's novels and letters. This is a great book for both tea lovers and Jane Austen fans. I highly recommend it!
April 13, 2025
A light and pleasant discursus on tea—and everything related to tea—in Jane Austen's novels and letters.
My sentiments while reading kept wavering between delight and disgust. The style is spirited, sometimes admirably vivid, sometimes lively at the expense of accuracy and truth. Historical conclusions are sometimes on-point, sometimes misguided. Quotations are sometimes handled perfectly, sometimes poorly contextualized.
The author seems a decent stylist but not a sincere student of history or literature; the whole book is a romp with a tendency to stretch the truth too far.
My sentiments while reading kept wavering between delight and disgust. The style is spirited, sometimes admirably vivid, sometimes lively at the expense of accuracy and truth. Historical conclusions are sometimes on-point, sometimes misguided. Quotations are sometimes handled perfectly, sometimes poorly contextualized.
The author seems a decent stylist but not a sincere student of history or literature; the whole book is a romp with a tendency to stretch the truth too far.
April 13, 2020
Lots of excerpts from letters from Jane to her sister and quotes from her novels. Tea figured prominently in Jane Austen's life. Lots of history and recipes for food served with tea as well as for brewing the perfect cup of tea. I was shocked at how difficult it was to make cakes in the 1800's without electricity, baking pwder/soda, etc. Who needs a gym when you could just make pound cake which required 1-2 hours of hand mixing!
December 27, 2018
I adore this book! I think I'd give it 4.5 stars, though, because I waver between thinking it was perfectly brief and thinking it could have been longer.
July 3, 2023
This was a light fun read. It's mostly about Regency social customs concerning tea drinking. There are many references to Jane Austen's books and letters and a dozen or so recipes.
3.5-4 stars
3.5-4 stars
August 30, 2013
When I received this book as a gift, I expected it to be mostly filled with recipes, alongside various Austen quotes which mention tea. It is far, far more than that.
Tea With Jane Austen is a fine piece of food history, detailing how the consumption of tea in England had evolved by the Regency era. Each point is illustrated with quotes from the Austen novels, unfinished works, and letters. The chapters conclude with historical recipes and modern adaptations of them.
Understanding food is a large part of understanding culture, and this book opened the eyes of even this Austen fan to things I hadn't fully understood about the era. If you like Jane Austen or the Regency in general, I highly recommend it.
Tea With Jane Austen is a fine piece of food history, detailing how the consumption of tea in England had evolved by the Regency era. Each point is illustrated with quotes from the Austen novels, unfinished works, and letters. The chapters conclude with historical recipes and modern adaptations of them.
Understanding food is a large part of understanding culture, and this book opened the eyes of even this Austen fan to things I hadn't fully understood about the era. If you like Jane Austen or the Regency in general, I highly recommend it.
November 17, 2023
If you are watching or reading Jane Austen this book will be very helpful. It goes over not just the role tea played in society it also covers numerous other aspects of social behavior in Jane Austen's day. I felt after reading this that I had a better understanding of the social dynamics in th enovels. It does have two other bonuses: an extensive bibliography with other intriguing materials to read, and recipes for foods of the period adapted to todays measures. I also really enjoyed th equotes from the various novels. Knowing for instance that a barouche carriage is similar to riding around in a chauffered limo in terms of social status - just as the role tea played in social status and hierarchical / class expectations in her society -
November 30, 2012
A history of tea and tea-time in England with emphasis on Jane Austen's lifetime as well as examples of different tea traditions from different levels of British society and quotes from Austen's novels that illustrate these traditions.
Did you know that coffee appeared in England before tea? Some households even served coffee or hot cocoa instead of tea at tea time but since tea had become the fashionable drink of high society and royalty this afternoon or evening repast became refered to as "tea." The book includes recipes for tea treats and other drinks served at tea time with both traditional recipes and modern forms of the same recipes.
Did you know that coffee appeared in England before tea? Some households even served coffee or hot cocoa instead of tea at tea time but since tea had become the fashionable drink of high society and royalty this afternoon or evening repast became refered to as "tea." The book includes recipes for tea treats and other drinks served at tea time with both traditional recipes and modern forms of the same recipes.
April 16, 2015
A delightful little book. Granted, I'm probably not this author's target demographic, but I still enjoyed it. The author did well in discussing social situations where one would encounter tea in Austen's time and the particular habits of the Austen family as described in their personal correspondence.
Great for anyone with an insatiable love of the beverage. History buffs should be forewarned that it also contains recipes.
Read tea-related articles on my website: http://joshuarigsby.com
Great for anyone with an insatiable love of the beverage. History buffs should be forewarned that it also contains recipes.
Read tea-related articles on my website: http://joshuarigsby.com
April 3, 2012
действительно качественное оформление, белоснежная плотная бумага и качественные иллюстрации. Прекрасный подарок для любой дамы, интересующейся произведениями великой Джейн Остин и временем, описанным в них. С такой книгой приятно провести вечер, вспомнить произведения любимого автора. А для кулинаров - еще и приготовить блюда по приведенным в книге подробным рецептам.
November 27, 2014
I most enjoyed the historical aspect of this book. Very few of us think about the history of food and drink even though they are integral to each of us. This book not only brings in the history but also Jane Austen's works and recipes.
October 19, 2008
A cute little book; slightly more substance than some books of this type, but mostly just a conversation piece.
October 27, 2014
2.5
Meh. Nice idea but heavy on the dull, light on the charming and absolutely no recipes I would use.
Meh. Nice idea but heavy on the dull, light on the charming and absolutely no recipes I would use.
November 9, 2016
Okuduğum en tatlı kitaplardan biriydi herhalde
May 18, 2018
The finer points of tea-making and the relevancy that it had for those who lived during Jane Austen’s time are described with a deep sense of appreciation in this introduction to the habit, as portrayed in the novelist’s own works and other writings. As Tom Carpenter (Trustee at Jane Austen’s House, Chawton) points out in his Foreword to this guide, “[i]t is easy to pass over what may appear to be minor or peripheral description to the major story in Jane Austen’s novels, but as this book shows, there is frequent reference to this simple demonstration of hospitality that underpinned the expected social custom of the day.” Kim Wilson herself stresses that “[a]t the center of almost every social situation in her novels one finds tea.”
Indeed, the passing of the day was marked by many during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries with the drinking of this beverage. Wilson broadens the scope of her work, however, beyond the scope of the novelist and her characters to show how the habit evolved across a broad swathe of society, and how the quality of tea that you drank, as well as the paraphernalia with which you drank it, was an indicator of your social standing.
Although we, on average, no longer tend to put such effort into our drinking of tea nowadays, with teabags being the standard order of the day for many, you do still find those who have aspirations to the ilk of Earl Grey and other more select teas, and tea is still one of the most commonly consumed hot liquids. Wilson caters for our needs in this respect, too, as she gives numerous recipes throughout the text of updated versions of, as well as the original recipes for, treats from the teatimes of Austen’s day. Examples of such recipes are those for mouth-watering lemon cheesecakes (with the original recipe taken from The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Simple (1796)), and for comforting barley water (with the original recipe taken from The London Art of Cookery (1807)).
The illustrations of Tea with Jane Austen are plentiful, and range from full-color, full-page plates to tastefully done, and always highly relevant, line drawings. The bibliography and index are more than adequate for a book of this nature, with the former being divided between “Jane Austen: Her Works and Her Times,” “Books about Tea” and “Period Novels and Poetry,” from which Wilson quotes freely throughout the text (with some of the verses being so truly delightful that they might come in handy for a kitchen tea). Most of the index refers to characters and other personages who are mentioned throughout the work in relation to their tea-drinking habits and affiliations, but the author also lists each and every recipe included, both ‘historical’ and ‘modern.’
Tea with Jane Austen is a winning and pleasurable text that should delight many a Janeite. Originally brought out in the 2004, this edition was published in 2011, with the demand for the work having led to its republication.
Indeed, the passing of the day was marked by many during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries with the drinking of this beverage. Wilson broadens the scope of her work, however, beyond the scope of the novelist and her characters to show how the habit evolved across a broad swathe of society, and how the quality of tea that you drank, as well as the paraphernalia with which you drank it, was an indicator of your social standing.
Although we, on average, no longer tend to put such effort into our drinking of tea nowadays, with teabags being the standard order of the day for many, you do still find those who have aspirations to the ilk of Earl Grey and other more select teas, and tea is still one of the most commonly consumed hot liquids. Wilson caters for our needs in this respect, too, as she gives numerous recipes throughout the text of updated versions of, as well as the original recipes for, treats from the teatimes of Austen’s day. Examples of such recipes are those for mouth-watering lemon cheesecakes (with the original recipe taken from The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Simple (1796)), and for comforting barley water (with the original recipe taken from The London Art of Cookery (1807)).
The illustrations of Tea with Jane Austen are plentiful, and range from full-color, full-page plates to tastefully done, and always highly relevant, line drawings. The bibliography and index are more than adequate for a book of this nature, with the former being divided between “Jane Austen: Her Works and Her Times,” “Books about Tea” and “Period Novels and Poetry,” from which Wilson quotes freely throughout the text (with some of the verses being so truly delightful that they might come in handy for a kitchen tea). Most of the index refers to characters and other personages who are mentioned throughout the work in relation to their tea-drinking habits and affiliations, but the author also lists each and every recipe included, both ‘historical’ and ‘modern.’
Tea with Jane Austen is a winning and pleasurable text that should delight many a Janeite. Originally brought out in the 2004, this edition was published in 2011, with the demand for the work having led to its republication.
October 9, 2022
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Merhaba Ceviz'in çaysever müritleri. 2016 basımı bir kitapla geldim. Uzun zamandır kitaplığımda bekliyordu bu ara yeni kitapların yanında eski kitaplarımı da okumayı giderek daha fazla sevmeye başladım çünkü şu anki yayıncılığımızın kalitesiz baskılarının yanında eskiden ne güzel baskılar varmış gerçekten şu kalın sayfaları çevirirken aldığım zevk hiçbir şekilde yok ve okuduğum kitapların çoğunu elden çıkarıp yeni kitaplara yer açarken bu eski kitapların hiçbirini elden çıkarmamaya karar verdim. Çünkü bir daha bu şekilde kaliteli bir baskının iyi bir hamur kağıdın olacağını artık düşünmüyorum. O yüzden ne zaman 4-5 yıl öncesine ait kitapları okusam bir hüzün de içime çökmüyor değil şimdiki karton kapaklar neredeyse hemen hemen eski sayfalar kalınlığında basılıyor. Öff çok dertliyim bu konuda kendi kendimi yiyorum.
Bu kitaba gelecek olursak baskı, içindeki illüstrasyonlar, çeşitli resimler ve sayfa düzeni muhteşem. Gerçekten büyük bir zevkle okudum kitabı okurken çay içmeden duramıyorsunuz tabii ben bu arada siyah çay falan içmiyorum ama bitki çayına dadandım diyebilirim. Austen romanlarında ve regency era zamanlarını konu edinen kitapların çoğunda aslında çay oldukça önemli bir statü meselesiymiş. Günümüzde çay kolay ulaşılabilen evin normal ihtiyacı haline gelmişken o vakitlerde çay demlemek ve misafirlere çay ikram edebilmek bir sosyal statü göstergesiymiş ve herkes bunu yapamıyormuş. Evet aslında bu tarz historical kitapları okurken bu çay olgusuna çok fazla değinmeden geçiliyor. Biz okurlar da o sayfaları normalmişçesine sanki bu yaşadığımız dünyadaki alelade bir şeymiş gibi okuyoruz halbuki dikkat edersek hep zengin ailelerde çay saati ve çay partileri oluyor. 1700 lerde kraliçe Anne çay'ı kahvaltıya eklemiş yoksa kahvaltıda bira filan içiliyormuş. Kahvaltı olgusuna da değiniliyor. Kitap karakterleri ile pekiştiriliyor. Çayın o zamanlarda kaçakçılığa ve sahte çaylara sevkedecek kadar pahalı olduğu, ev hizmetçilerinin içilen çayları tekrar kurutup satmaları, ağaç yapraklarının kurutulup siyaha boyanıp kanserojen şekilde satılması gibi ilginç bilgiler var. Aynı zamanda o vakitler londrada ve çeşitli kasabalarda çay ikram edilen yerleri gezermiş gibi okuyorsunuz. O dönemde bir şapkacı, şapkanızı seçerken size çay ikram edebiliyor. Dönemin çay devi @twiningsuk kardeşlerden de bahsediliyor. Aralarda o dönemlerde yapılan yemek ve aperatiflerin tarifine yer verilmiş bu oldukça hoş olsa da baya yağ veya şeker içeren tarifler.
Regency era zamanlarını okumaktan, jane austen kitaplarını seven, çayı seven, döneme ve tarihe meraklı kişilere tavsiye ederim.
Merhaba Ceviz'in çaysever müritleri. 2016 basımı bir kitapla geldim. Uzun zamandır kitaplığımda bekliyordu bu ara yeni kitapların yanında eski kitaplarımı da okumayı giderek daha fazla sevmeye başladım çünkü şu anki yayıncılığımızın kalitesiz baskılarının yanında eskiden ne güzel baskılar varmış gerçekten şu kalın sayfaları çevirirken aldığım zevk hiçbir şekilde yok ve okuduğum kitapların çoğunu elden çıkarıp yeni kitaplara yer açarken bu eski kitapların hiçbirini elden çıkarmamaya karar verdim. Çünkü bir daha bu şekilde kaliteli bir baskının iyi bir hamur kağıdın olacağını artık düşünmüyorum. O yüzden ne zaman 4-5 yıl öncesine ait kitapları okusam bir hüzün de içime çökmüyor değil şimdiki karton kapaklar neredeyse hemen hemen eski sayfalar kalınlığında basılıyor. Öff çok dertliyim bu konuda kendi kendimi yiyorum.
Bu kitaba gelecek olursak baskı, içindeki illüstrasyonlar, çeşitli resimler ve sayfa düzeni muhteşem. Gerçekten büyük bir zevkle okudum kitabı okurken çay içmeden duramıyorsunuz tabii ben bu arada siyah çay falan içmiyorum ama bitki çayına dadandım diyebilirim. Austen romanlarında ve regency era zamanlarını konu edinen kitapların çoğunda aslında çay oldukça önemli bir statü meselesiymiş. Günümüzde çay kolay ulaşılabilen evin normal ihtiyacı haline gelmişken o vakitlerde çay demlemek ve misafirlere çay ikram edebilmek bir sosyal statü göstergesiymiş ve herkes bunu yapamıyormuş. Evet aslında bu tarz historical kitapları okurken bu çay olgusuna çok fazla değinmeden geçiliyor. Biz okurlar da o sayfaları normalmişçesine sanki bu yaşadığımız dünyadaki alelade bir şeymiş gibi okuyoruz halbuki dikkat edersek hep zengin ailelerde çay saati ve çay partileri oluyor. 1700 lerde kraliçe Anne çay'ı kahvaltıya eklemiş yoksa kahvaltıda bira filan içiliyormuş. Kahvaltı olgusuna da değiniliyor. Kitap karakterleri ile pekiştiriliyor. Çayın o zamanlarda kaçakçılığa ve sahte çaylara sevkedecek kadar pahalı olduğu, ev hizmetçilerinin içilen çayları tekrar kurutup satmaları, ağaç yapraklarının kurutulup siyaha boyanıp kanserojen şekilde satılması gibi ilginç bilgiler var. Aynı zamanda o vakitler londrada ve çeşitli kasabalarda çay ikram edilen yerleri gezermiş gibi okuyorsunuz. O dönemde bir şapkacı, şapkanızı seçerken size çay ikram edebiliyor. Dönemin çay devi @twiningsuk kardeşlerden de bahsediliyor. Aralarda o dönemlerde yapılan yemek ve aperatiflerin tarifine yer verilmiş bu oldukça hoş olsa da baya yağ veya şeker içeren tarifler.
Regency era zamanlarını okumaktan, jane austen kitaplarını seven, çayı seven, döneme ve tarihe meraklı kişilere tavsiye ederim.
September 17, 2018
"Haydi, en güzel porselen fincanlarınızı, en kaliteli çay ve kahvelerinizi (isterseniz sıcak çikolatanızı) ve bunların yanına gidecek kek, çörek ve ekmeklerinizi getirin. En kaliteli tereyağınızı da unutmayın. Şık bir sabahlık giymekse size kalmış."
Kitaptaki bu alıntıyla başlamak istemedim. Kitabı okumaya karar verdiyseniz karnınız tok ve yanınızda özellikle de çayınız olmalı. Bu kitapta sadece Jane Austen' ın çay aşkını değil çayın İngiltere'deki tarihini, o dönemde çayın ne kadar önemli bir içecek olduğunu ve bazı kek vb tarifler okuyoruz.
O dönemde o kadar önemli ve pahalı ki çay, hizmetçiler alıp satmasın diye evin hanımı kilit altında tutarmış. (Ülkemiz aklıma geldi. Çayın karaborsa olduğu dönemler) Çay kutularını leydiler tarafından telkari yapıldığı, subayların sırt çantalarında mutlaka çayın bulunduğu, çayın sahtesi yapıldığı, adına şiirler, şarkılar yazıldığı, her derde deva denildiği, uzun yıllar çay hakkında tartışmalar yapıldığı bir dönemi okuyoruz.
Kitapta ayrıca Jane Austen, kız kardeşi Cassandra'ya yazdığı mektuplardan ve yazdığı kitaplarladan çayla ilgili alıntılar mevcut. Aklıma gelenler; Mansfield Park, Aşk ve Gurur, Emma, İkna, Akıl ve Tutku.
Keyif alarak okuduğum bir kitap oldu. Sizde çayınızı demleyin ince belli bardağınızı alın 🙈 ve Jane Austen' a çay içerken eşlik edin. Keyifle okuyun.
Kitaptaki bu alıntıyla başlamak istemedim. Kitabı okumaya karar verdiyseniz karnınız tok ve yanınızda özellikle de çayınız olmalı. Bu kitapta sadece Jane Austen' ın çay aşkını değil çayın İngiltere'deki tarihini, o dönemde çayın ne kadar önemli bir içecek olduğunu ve bazı kek vb tarifler okuyoruz.
O dönemde o kadar önemli ve pahalı ki çay, hizmetçiler alıp satmasın diye evin hanımı kilit altında tutarmış. (Ülkemiz aklıma geldi. Çayın karaborsa olduğu dönemler) Çay kutularını leydiler tarafından telkari yapıldığı, subayların sırt çantalarında mutlaka çayın bulunduğu, çayın sahtesi yapıldığı, adına şiirler, şarkılar yazıldığı, her derde deva denildiği, uzun yıllar çay hakkında tartışmalar yapıldığı bir dönemi okuyoruz.
Kitapta ayrıca Jane Austen, kız kardeşi Cassandra'ya yazdığı mektuplardan ve yazdığı kitaplarladan çayla ilgili alıntılar mevcut. Aklıma gelenler; Mansfield Park, Aşk ve Gurur, Emma, İkna, Akıl ve Tutku.
Keyif alarak okuduğum bir kitap oldu. Sizde çayınızı demleyin ince belli bardağınızı alın 🙈 ve Jane Austen' a çay içerken eşlik edin. Keyifle okuyun.
January 6, 2020
C'est un ouvrage magnifique, avec de sublimes illustrations, qui se lit rapidement et qui fourmillent réellement d'anecdotes et d'informations très interessantes sur les traditions de l'époque, les petites choses de la vie de tous les jours :
Saviez-vous que Jane achetait son thé chez Richard Twinings, à Londres ou que les Austen dînaient entre quinze et dix-sept heures ?
En prime, vous trouverez pléthore de recettes à tester. Le seul petit bémol serait peut-être les répétitions mais c'est bien peu de choses. Et si vous voulez un résumé, je vous le livre en exclusivité : rien, absolument rien, n'empêchera jamais un anglais de déguster une bonne tasse de thé dans quelques circonstances que ce soit.
http://janeausten.hautetfort.com/arch...
Saviez-vous que Jane achetait son thé chez Richard Twinings, à Londres ou que les Austen dînaient entre quinze et dix-sept heures ?
En prime, vous trouverez pléthore de recettes à tester. Le seul petit bémol serait peut-être les répétitions mais c'est bien peu de choses. Et si vous voulez un résumé, je vous le livre en exclusivité : rien, absolument rien, n'empêchera jamais un anglais de déguster une bonne tasse de thé dans quelques circonstances que ce soit.
http://janeausten.hautetfort.com/arch...
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