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AFTERNOON TEA
I have no Lincoln notes of the eighteenth century of any
special interest, but from this little extract it looks as if the
institution of afternoon tea had been anticipated by a hundred
years in Lincoln. The extract is from "A Sketch wrote Aug. 4,
1762, at Lincoln," and deals with housekeeping expenses. The
entries are:—
"Three guineas a year for tea £3 3 0
"Loave sugar 3 0 0
"Tea, a quarter of an ounce each morning.
"Sugar, half of a quarter of a pound each morning.
"Also an allowance for sometimes in the afternoon."
