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AFTERNOON TEA I have no Lincoln notes of the eighteenth century of any special interest, but from this little extract it looks as if the institution of afternoon tea had been anticipated by a hundred years in Lincoln. The extract is from "A Sketch wrote Aug. 4, 1762, at Lincoln," and deals with housekeeping expenses. The entries are:—

"Three guineas a year for tea £3 3 0
"Loave sugar 3 0 0
"Tea, a quarter of an ounce each morning.
"Sugar, half of a quarter of a pound each morning.
"Also an allowance for sometimes in the afternoon."

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