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Beryl M
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I would love to join you all for a cup of tea, but no sugar for me please i am sweet enough LOL
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jennyann
Gone but not forgotten. R.I.P.
Hi Maggie: I remember them but we didn't have any. I do remember seeing them at other people's houses at Sunday tea. I wish I had some like the ones on this site. https://www.silvercollection.it/dictionaryapostlespoon.html
Radiorails
master brummie
Apostles Spoons (originally a set of thirteen) more commonly twelve were often a wedding gift or baptismal gift. Maybe that is why they were popular and they looked good but did not cost a fortune. Those were the days before wedding lists of course.
The taste of tea, I believe, is very dependant on the water used to make it. Hard water seems better, soft less so.
In many old photos here on BHF the company Mazawattee was a prolific advertiser. There advertisement signs were to be seen on many shops and other buildings.
They were a British company, established in 1887, their products still available but less well known it seems. There are some interesting recipes using tea which the ladies may like to read about.
www.mazawattee-tea.com
The taste of tea, I believe, is very dependant on the water used to make it. Hard water seems better, soft less so.
In many old photos here on BHF the company Mazawattee was a prolific advertiser. There advertisement signs were to be seen on many shops and other buildings.
They were a British company, established in 1887, their products still available but less well known it seems. There are some interesting recipes using tea which the ladies may like to read about.
Buy Tea Online | Mazawattee Tea
www.mazawattee-tea.com
We had apostle spoons. Although when I was younger I didn’t know that’s what they were.
We also had one of these; the Swan Carlton teapot, made in Birmingham. It has a Bakelite handle and has wonderful ‘gold’ tea staining inside. I bought this one on eBay thinking it was the regular family pot only to find it was a two cup. That may be, but with most people using mugs these days, it just about fills one mug !
Must have been the most common teapot in Birmingham households, if not around the country
Viv.
We also had one of these; the Swan Carlton teapot, made in Birmingham. It has a Bakelite handle and has wonderful ‘gold’ tea staining inside. I bought this one on eBay thinking it was the regular family pot only to find it was a two cup. That may be, but with most people using mugs these days, it just about fills one mug !
Must have been the most common teapot in Birmingham households, if not around the country
Viv.
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
we had one and i put it on the gas to warm the tea up. it melted,the bottom off it.
Radiorails
master brummie
You were probably on the local fire brigades Christmas card list. (that was a joke where we went more thanwe had one and i put it on the gas to warm the tea up. it melted,the bottom off it.
once )
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
i never called the brigade alan. i turned the gas off when it was cooler i put it under the tap. then got ready for a tongue lashing off mom.You were probably on the local fire brigades Christmas card list. (that was a joke where we went more than
Remember refreshment breaks were always called a ‘tea break’ now it’s mostly referred to as ‘coffee break’. We used to on the whole drink tea all the time. We occasionally bought a small tin of Nescafé powder coffee, the brown labelled tins where you’d lever the lid off with a spoon. It wasn’t until Maxwell House (I think) brought in the freeze-dried stuff that we moved away from primarily tea. But even today I still enjoy many cups of tea in one day, with only the occasional coffee. Viv.
Radiorails
master brummie
pannad is it? Don't forget the 'is it' often heard in South Wales.
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
south wales say disgled......... NORTH say PANAD...and ..chimps say Avez vous un cuppa?pannad is it? Don't forget the 'is it' often heard in South Wales.