Elizabeth Allan was a well known British actress and film star of the 1940's who made the transition to TV, becoming a popular panellist on the biggest hit of 1950's British TV, 'What's My Line'. She was beautiful, elegant, witty and known for wearing remarkable jewellery. She was also voted Top Female TV Personality of 1952 - the year before I was born - an era when there were not that many people who even had a TV!This is another great film from the free films available on the British Film Institute's (BFI) National Archive on You Tube. There are hundreds from all eras and well worth having a scroll through. I picked this one to accompany yesterday's offering becuse it's still about tea... my favourite, favourite drink. I drink far too much of it but even I am not as frugal as Elizabeth. She looks like such a class act but she'll tell you that one tea bag can produce between 4 - 6 cups of tea. Now, I like it weak, but I don't want to be No 6 in the queue!
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Well she obviously didn't attend yesterday's NAFFI school of teamaking did she?! Like you I like my tea not too strong but those tea bags back in the 50s must have been much stronger than today's if she could make 4 cups of tea from one bag or perhaps it is because we are so impatient now we don't wait long enough for it to infuse properly - who's for a tepid cuppa?!
Why didn't the chap put the teapot down and take the lid off with is left hand I wondered?
Thanks for sharing these snipets with us they do make me laugh.
What a hoot! Keep them coming!!!!! :O)))))
That's brilliant! And she buys her Tetley teabags in Harrods? I'm impressed!!
Excellent! You manage to find such interesting and funny little films Lesley. That poor hapless chap reminded me of my dear Dad in the kitchen!
Caught a glimpse of a rather fab looking jangling bracelet - that's style!
Jeanne x
It is hard to imagine Tea without a tea bag!! My mum still leaves a little bit of tea in the bottom of the cup because she was brought up using loose tea!! :D
Lucy xx
Just loved this, but 4 cups with one tea bag, that's what my father in law would call "fortnightly" - too/two week.
Thank you all for your comments. Good to know my warped sense of humour is shared by so many other like minded people! Lesley
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