[Sca-cooks] Re:tea was Introduction and Question

[Stefan li Rous]

Kristianne replied to me with:
> I believe the ladies tea this gentle is referring to is the social afternoon
> gathering that occurs when ladies drink tea and eat small foods, i.e.
> desserts and appetizer type foods.

Sigh. yes, after reading this and re-reading the message I see that
is what she probably meant.

> I fully realize this isn't period,
> sigh..... but it's sooo much fun.  Since we do seem to have a custom, at
> least in this part of the world, of the "Queen's Tea" what would be a
> reasonable substitute for the name of a social gathering in the afternoon of
> a group of people to eat, drink and discuss?
>
> At the Abbey we are calling our planned theme discussions Round Tables and
> I'm guessing that's not period either so any terminology that would be more
> period would be greatly appreciated.

In my barony we've been calling these the Lady's Solar. Which was
apparently the period name for a similar gathering, where the Ladies
would get together in the "Solar" and discuss women's things and
embroider and such. In our case, I think they've been open of gentles
of either (or neither?) sex.

--
THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
   Mark S. Harris            Austin, Texas          stefan at texas.net
**** See Stefan's Florilegium files at:  http://www.florilegium.org ****