CHARIOT TEA HISTORY
| MINI EDITION | 2021
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY We acknowledge that the Chariot Tea History Mini Edition 2021 was created on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging, and also extend our respect to the traditional owners of the various lands on which our contributors created their pieces. Particularly as a history journal, we acknowledge the long and continuous histories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and recognise sovereignty was never ceded.
CHARIOT
JOURNAL
AND
THE
TEA
APPRECIATION
SOCIETY PRESENT
THE TEA HISTORY EDITION When considering the idea of lesser explored histories, tea is a niche topic, yet it has such vast and rich histories that intertwine and intersect with it. The history of tea spans millennia, and crosses countless geographical borders, touching: politics, economics, culture, language, religion, ancestry, and the intimate: thoughts, feelings, memories, and the senses. It is a history, that for many of us, we 'do' daily. The history is contained and repeated in our actions when we make tea, what tea we buy, where from, how we brew and consume it.
That is why we, the University of Melbourne undergraduate history journal Chariot and the Tea Appreciation Society have collaborated to create this edition that creatively explores the narrative histories of tea and tea-making. In these pages you will find how the past tangles and weaves into the present via the medium of tea. We hope you enjoy the tantalising and aromatic pieces of this edition. Warmest, Daisy Norfolk and Lauren Song Chariot Co-editors 2021
IN THIS ISSUE 06
SHE WAS POURING BLACK TEA WHEN SHE TOLD ME
Elina Pugacheva
07
TEA WITCH
Zoe Keeghan
08
THE JOYS OF AFTERNOON TEA
Zoe Keeghan
10
CATHERINE OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND & IRELAND
Khanh Anh Dao
11
ROOBIOS
Abigail BannisterJones
SHE WAS POURING BLACK TEA WHEN SHE TOLD ME ELINA PUGACHEVA She was pouring black tea when she told me We're moving to where they don't drink much of this We drank tea at the airport, too How long before we see rude cashiers again? How long before the artic winters ruffle the soul? A decade on and the place hasn't changed a bit Would you believe it? We grudge through the depressing city slowly Savouring the potholes like candy with tea at New Year's They say all Khrushchevkas look the same But we spot ours from a mile away Funny The only home I've ever had is the one crumbling We drink tea silently My mother and I The black liquid burns slowly The drab walls less so She was pouring black tea when she told me | PAGE 06
We're moving to where they don't drink much of this
TEA WITCH
ZOE KEEGHAN
Women believed to be witches
many cultures' practices. Today tea
were often healers, and remedies
leaf reading as a form of divination
(such as types of tea) were used for
and
their
associations
medicinal
properties.
prophecy-telling
has
with witchcraft, and
one can't help feeling a little witch-y
rose in popularity during the 17th
while sipping a herbal brew on an
century and became embedded in
Autumn's eve.
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Tasseography (tea leaf reading)
THE JOYS OF AFTERNOON TEA
Another reason I like it is the opportunity for a snack. By three, lunch was so long ago that I barely remember it. It seems like an eon until dinner. Afternoon tea is just what I need. I’ll have a steaming hot cuppa with a mandarin, or a block of chocolate, or a microwavable cup of rice. Today it’s a slice of bread with butter and marmalade. As I eat and drink, I’m struck with a strange feeling. I’m not
ZOE KEEGHAN It’s three in the afternoon, and I’m watching curls of steam rise from my cup of tea. It’s almost spring, but a winter chill lingers in the air. Wrapping my hands around the warm mug is comforting, and
sure if it’s the combination of tea and bread, but suddenly what I’m doing feels… old. I’m picturing ladies wearing puffy dresses sipping tea and eating marmalade sandwiches with the crusts cut off. As it turns out, I’m not entirely wrong.
not just because of the heat. This has become something of a ritual for me; one cup of tea after breakfast, another for afternoon tea, and one (non-caffeinated) after dinner. My favourite is always this one, the one at a time when my concentration has started to waver. This tea break is just what I need to rejuvenate my energy, a welcome respite from the weekly tasks and university assignments that always seem to pile up.
Anna Maria Russell is often credited with the invention of afternoon tea. She was the Duchess of Bedford from 1839 until her death in 1857, and was supposedly a close friend of Queen Victoria. The part of her tale we’re interested in occurred sometime in the 1840s, when she went to visit the Duke of Rutland at Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire. I imagine it went something like this.
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Anna’s stomach rumbled, and she felt a
Anna thought for a moment. ‘I would
blush rise to her cheeks. Luncheon had
like a pot of tea to be taken to my rooms,
been light, as was custom, and so long ago.
with some bread and butter.’
Her stomach rumbled again, and she pressed a hand to her bodice. It would be hours until dinner. She simply couldn’t
‘Of course, Your Grace,’ the girl nodded.
wait. ‘And some cake,’ Anna added. She hurried out of the room where she was staying and down the hall, her skirts whispering against the polished
‘Right away, Your Grace,’ the girl said, and hurried off.
wooden floor. She turned a corner, startling a young serving girl. ‘Perfect!’
Later, Anna smiled as she sipped her
Anna exclaimed. ‘I have a request for the
tea and ate her cake and sandwiches. This
kitchens.’
really was a splendid idea. Perhaps tomorrow she should invite her friends to
The girl almost raised an eyebrow, struggling to maintain her composure.
join her for – what should she call it? – afternoon tea.
Anna knew what she was thinking. A request for the kitchens, at this hour of the afternoon! But the girl simply curtsied. ‘How may I help you, Your Grace?’
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CATHERINE OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND & IRELAND
KHANH ANH DAO It’s said that Catherine of Braganza -
along her casket of tea. Her routine
Queen of England, Scotland, was the
of drinking tea had influenced the
one who has made tea become so
British’s high society to see tea as no
popular to the Britain society. While
longer a medicine, but rather an
tea had been a popular beverage to
association with the elite. By the end
the Portuguese aristocracy for years,
of
the UK still only used tea as a
aristocracy started to embrace the
medicine. So when she left Portugal to
tea cultures into their daily routine
marry King Charles II, she brought
and the rest are history.
17th
century,
the
British | PAGE 10
ROOBIOS ABIGAIL BANISTER-JONES Rooibos: literally ‘red bush’ in Afrikaans. It’s a part of the Fynbos (meaning ‘fineleaved plants’) native to the western and eastern Cape provinces in South Africa. Tasty, never bitter, and free from caffeine makes a perfect before bed cuppa. It also goes great with scotchfinger biscuits. I like the kind that comes in a big box of square teabags- they don’t have string so you have to use a teaspoon. A nice variation is vanilla rooibos. 1. Secure a medium mug and plop the teabag in. 2. Boil water until your kettle whistles or switches off. 3. Poor water into mug, leaving a little room at the top for milk or cold water as desired. 4. Steep until a nice red colours the water. No matter how long you leave the teabag in, the flavour will never get bitter- but if you have your tea from weak to medium strength then I recommend keeping the teabag on a plate for a second cup later.
Enjoy!
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5. Poor in milk (if desired) or a touch of cool water so you don’t burn your mouth, and if you have a sweet tooth, why not mix in a little spoon of honey?
EDITORS Daisy Norfolk Lauren Song
CONTRIBUTORS Elina Pugacheva Zoe Keeghan Anh Khanh Dao Abigail Bannister-Jones
DESIGN Daisy Norfolk
CHARIOT SUB-EDITORS Avalon Welch Charlotte Allan Elina Pugacheva Greta Kantor Jacey Quah Sunnie Habgood Vita Banducci Yiwei Deng Zack Goutzoulas
TEA APPRECIATION SOCIETY COMMITTEE Leo Liu (President) Harrison Langdon (Vice President) Ngaire Bogemann (Secretary) Max Dowell (Treasurer) Anh Khanh Dao (Marketing Director) Elizabeth Santosa (Social Media Representative) Georgia Burke (Administration Officer)
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE TEA HISTORY MINI-EDITION!
CREDITS All visual media, apart from Tea Witch on
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CONTACTS Chariot is the undergraduate history journal of the University of Melbourne. The views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of the university, the publishers, the editors, or subeditors. All writing and artwork remains the property of the creators. Submissions are always open for Chariot, send your work to chariotjournal@gmail.com. You can find published pieces on the Chariot website: https://chariotjournal.wordpress.com/. The Tea Appreciation Society is an UMSU affiliated club at the University of Melbourne with a purpose to promote tea culture by learning, understanding and tasting different kinds of tea. If you would like to contact them, send an email to tasunimelb@gmail.com.
Chariot TEA HISTORY~MINI EDITION~2021
