Read the excerpt from "Early Victorian Tea Set."
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Among the upper classes, tea had been popular since
before 1700. It received celebrity endorsement from
Charles II's queen, Catherine of Braganza, and from
Queen Anne. It came from China, it was expensive,
refreshingly bitter and drunk in tiny cups without milk or
sugar. People kept their tea in locked tea caddies, as if it
were a drug, for those who could afford it, it often was. In
the 1750s Samuel Johnson confessed himself a happy
addict
The author explains how tea was popular among the
upper class. He quotes Samuel Johnson to illustrate its
popularity
The author explains how addictive tea can become. He
quotes Samuel Johnson to warn against tea addiction
Tea is bitter but can be improved with milk and sugar.
Tea should be locked in caddies for a longer shelf life.
A hardened and shameless tea drinker, who has for
twenty years diluted his meals with only the infusion of
this fascinating plant, whose kettle scarcely has time to
cool, who with Tea amuses the evening with Tea
solaces the midnights, and with Tea welcomes the
morning
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