Afternoon tea is a light meal typically eaten between 3pm and 5pm. It originated in the United Kingdom, though various places that used to be part of the former British Empire also have such a meal. However, changes in social customs and working hours mean that most Britons only take afternoon tea on special/formal occasions. Traditionally, loose tea would be served in a teapot with milk and sugar. This would be accompanied by various sandwiches (customarily cucumber, egg and cress, fish paste, ham, and smoked salmon), scones (with butter, clotted cream and jam) and usually cakes and pastries (such as Battenberg, fruit cake or Victoria sponge). The food would be often served in a tiered stand. Hobbits are fond of an unadventurous bucolic life of farming, eating, and socializing. They enjoy at least seven meals a day, when they can get them – breakfast, second breakfast, elevenses, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner, and (later in the evening) supper. Staff quote This range available in the following items: code name dimensions volume pic TT Teatime stands Gladiola Teatime Stand Colour codes: POWE - POPPY WELSH POJAP - POPPY JAPANESE POWW - POPPY WHITE ON WHITE GLADBO - GLADIOLA BOONE GLADWW - GLADIOLA WHITE ON WHITE Ordering notes: To order please combine the item code with the colour code i.e. TT-POWE = TEATIME POPPY WELSH