1931 Shake'em Up a Practical Handbook of Polite Drinking (3rd printing)

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TEA PARTY Good hostesses will remember the trouble Tea caused in Boston, one of the staidest towns in the world; they will also remember that Tea contains tannin, which is said to be unhygienic, and that the so-called beverage is also reputed to be hard on the teeth. If, in the face of these considerations, host– esses still insist on endangering the health and well-being of their guests, Heaven at least be with them-the guests will not! On the whole, it would be better to brew your tea according to some of the splendidly tonic formulae suggested shortly hereafter. If you are going to have punch for tea, put a large lump of ice in the bowl half an hour before the guests arrive, so that it will be thor– oughly chilled. Mix the punch and chill it in the ice-box. Always place both the punch and the canapes on small, low tables. Otherwise the hungrier guests will crowd around the table, three deep, and the more self-conscious ones will be left to wither and fade in corners. ................... _ ........................................ - ......... _ ............... .. [ 37]