English TeaIt will probably surprise you to learn that when the mistress... the house... England offers... her visitors a cup... tea, she sometimes asks: "Russian or English tea?"..."Russian tea" the English mean tea... a slice... lemon... it. "English tea" means very strong tea... milk... it. Tea-drinking is quite a tradition with the English. Tea is served... almost every house...... the same time... 5 o’clock... the afternoon.... the table the tea-cups and saucers with tea-spoons are laid. The milk-pot and the sugar-basin are also... the table. There are small plates... bread and butter or bread and jam, or biscuits. Tea is ready. The hostess pours the tea... the cups. - Do you take milk? - Yes, please. - How many lumps... sugar? - No sugar, thank you, — or - Two lumps, please. - Help yourself... some bread and jam, — or - Have some toast and honey. But one cup... tea is not enough. - Would you like another cup? - Yes, please, — or - Half a cup, thank you. But if you have had enough you answer: "No more, thank you." Ex. 1. Now some recipes from "A Taste of England" an English Tourist Board cookery book. lb – written abbreviation of pound pt – written abbreviation of pint oz – the written abbreviation of ounce
Lb (0.45 kg) lamb Frac12; lb (0.68 kg) potatoes ½ lb (0.23 kg) onions Pint (0.28 litres) water Salt and pepper
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