Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-01-13 | Page 11 | English Chef Comes to U. S. to Convert Americans to Rites of Tea

ILnglish Chef Comes to U. S. to I Convert Americans to Rites of Tea I By M m R. EBRIOH l (Sis;.-! Mart ) Imagine drinking tea In bed-"A bed-"A most civilized custom It IS," says Joo Hopkinson, "and done in Brngland regularly. Tho American's first hour out of bod is ctrouy. Ho groans and creaks and so does she! No wonder! Fancy getting out of bed without taking tak-ing a bracer of tea!" To the American housewife it immediately im-mediately occurs that SOMEBODY must get out of bed to make 'ho before be-fore breakfast tea. However, It Is tho custom, not the method that's interesting". interest-ing". Hopklnson ha recently conic to this country with the avowed intention of teaching Americans the blessings and ountpms 01 tea. He has started his campaign In Cleveland. .11 S r I I M 1 ER TEA. r,i llr.nU liicrm is not polnc to he I Satisfied touching America to drink tea in bed before arising. Life properly ordered, according to him. Is Just ono tea after another. "I should think you'd get pretty well toed' up by night." 1 ventured. But thut passed over the Briton's In ;nl j "Beg pardon, miss," he puzzled. Ail English "at home" ten Is a very j elaborate function, says Hopklnnont ".Sandwiches and cold meats are plnced on the buffet. Everything l" beautifully arranged. The guests are served by maids, as the hostess must entertain In the drawing room." Afternoon tea is served at "nests f tables," the hostess dispensing tea from ono. The guests help themselves to their bread nnd butter, cakes, fresh frulls and custards This Is tin'" "tea" America has copied J from England, though with a less clab- orato menu. M Si "H It. II TI ." "High" le.i Is served at the dinner 1 table with doilies in place of n cloth "At 4 o'clock exactly." s.-i-.s Hopkin-son, Hopkin-son, "a m:ild announces the water boils The guest sent themselves about the table and the hostess makes and pours the tea. All the food lias been placed on the table sr the maid steps out of the room altogether." French cream pastries and spice cake "tire fine for n hostess to offSl her guests for high tea." says Hopkln- son "Ord'n'ry" lea in England is served it 5 o'clock and seems to correspond, according to Hopkinson, with the "cooked supper" served nt about thai time in niuuy American homes. ! I ' . 1 m; i m. I served vey: informally during the 4 iiit- i up thai t 1 1 - bj scrvud nionj tllfforcni woy$ in EughuuL