tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-27:127819 tsaiko tsaiko 2019-07-25T00:12:30Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-27:127819:1061626 2019-07-25T00:12:30Z 2019-07-25T00:12:30Z public 0 I like afternoon teas. I like afternoon teas so much that my wife and I regularly go to an Afternoon Tea in different cities whenever we travel. I'm also curious about old menu/recipe books (like from the late 1800's to early 1900's). Sometimes I find absolute gems like the old church cookbook from the 1910's where every desert recipes contained copious amounts of alcohol. I mean <i>copious.</i> Brandy, sherry, and bourbon were measured in cups.<br /><br />I think I have found another gem.<br /><br />I present to you, from the early 1900's, a book full of "Every Day Menus" which includes a menu and place settings for what they are calling a "Russian Tea." The very first thing it says on the menu? Vodka. Obviously you are supposed to put a decanter of vodka on the table and pour everyone a glass of it (oh sorry, the <i>gentleman</i> get a glass of vodka while the <i>ladies</i> get a cup of vodka). No silverware. Everything is eaten with your fingers.<br /><br />This sounds like it would be an amazingly fun tea.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=tsaiko&ditemid=1061626" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments