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| The Republic of Pemberly. |
Jane Austen, one of the most famous female authors of the western world, has many fans in the United States and England. She kept diaries and wrote many letters, as well as her well-known novels, and her writings record her
love for tea and the fact that preparing
breakfast and tea for her family was part of her domestic chores every day. She also wrote that she
bought her family’s tea from Twinings in London, when she visited her wealthy older brother in town, which means the modern Jane Austen fan can drink almost the same tea she did!
Since many
recipe books were written and published during Jane Austen’s lifetime, there is a wealth of information about the kinds of
food that people would enjoy with their tea. Google Books is a really good source for these antique cookbooks, and although the recipes need some re-working for modern use, they are still capable of producing delicious results. The South Bay Ladies’ Tea Guild is preparing to have their own Regency Tea later this month, featuring some of these period recipes:
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