Comments on: “More twanky, Vicar?” Tea in the Regency

By: Take 5 | The Cook and the Curator | Sydney Living Museums

Take 5 | The Cook and the Curator | Sydney Living Museums — Thu, 17 May 2018 00:31:30 +0000

[…] we used was a green ‘gunpowder’ tea, named because the leaves are tightly rolled into a small ball shape that looks like gun shot. It was popular in the colonial period and is easily found in tea […]

By: The ritual of tea, 1930s styles | The Cook and the Curator | Sydney Living Museums

Wed, 01 Jul 2015 23:37:24 +0000

[…] we’ve discussed tea before, for the convicts in New South Wales’ first settlement, the colonial Regency, and at Quong Tart’s tearooms in the 1890s, but his week I’m taking us to tea in […]

By: A proper cup of coffee in a proper coffee cup | The Cook and the Curator | Sydney Living Museums

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 01:24:25 +0000

[…] discussed tea and coffee before. Have a look at More Twanky Vicar? to discover what teas were being drunk at Elizabeth Farm and of course for a cup close to my own […]

By: Therese

Therese — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:47:00 +0000

I’m confused – is pekoe a green or a black tea – you seem to imply both.

By: The Curator

The Curator — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 07:31:00 +0000

Hi Nicole, it was Oolong, a green tea. Its a strong leaf that can take “several waters”, so you can top up the pot once or twice.
Cheers, Scott

By: The Curator

The Curator — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:35:49 +0000

Hi Nicole,
It was Oolong, which is a semi-fermented green tea. Like Hyson – “which can take 3 or 4 waters” – its a stronger leaf that you can ‘top up’ in the pot to get extra cups after the first brew.
Cheers,
Scott

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:01:00 +0000

I went to the “Vintage Sundays: Regency” and had the Regency Tea which was served with a choice of 4 historically accurate teas. I can remember 3 of them – Gunpowder Green, Orange Pekoe and Hyson – but I’m not sure about the fourth. Was it Lap sang Souchong?