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BRITISH ASSOCIATION
        O F DENTAL NURSES
          S a t u rd a y 2 2 n d Au g u s t

     80th ANNIVERSARY
V I R T UA L A F T E R N O O N T E A

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Welcome
                                 From the
                                 BADN President
                                 to our Virtual Anniversary Afternoon Tea!

                                 A
                                           s you know, BADN is 80 this year – having been founded by
Jacqui Elsden                              dentist Philip Grundy and his dental nurse Madeleine (Bunty)
                                           Winter in Leyland, Lancashire, in 1940.
         MSc FBADN
        BADN President           We had all sorts of things planned to celebrate, but unfortunately due
          2019-2021              to the Covid-19 pandemic, our celebrations have had to be postponed
                                 until next year. We shall be celebrating our 81st anniversary in 2021
                                 instead, with the Dental Nurses’ Forum, chaired as usual by BADN,
                                 and the BADN Lounge and stand at the 2021 Dentistry Show; and our
                                 Anniversary Afternoon Tea at the NEC Hilton.

                                 We do hope to be able to hold our Annual General Meeting on 3
                                 November 2020 at the Naval & Military Club, St James’s Square,
                                 London, followed by a Drinks Reception. Those members attending
                                 the AGM will also be invited to attend the Drinks Reception. Details will
                                 be published later in the year on our website and in the British Dental
                                 Nurses’ Journal.

                                 So how does a Virtual Afternoon Tea work? Inside your box, alongside
                                 this booklet, is a BADN brownie and a tea bag. On 22 August 2020,
                                 you make your own afternoon tea (we’ve put some suggestions and
                                 some recipes in this booklet), perhaps with a glass of something fizzy,
                                 and then log into our Zoom room via the link sent to you. (If you are not
                                 familiar with Zoom, we will hold a trial run the previous evening – details
                                 will be sent to you.)

                                 During the virtual Tea, we will be presenting the BADN Outstanding
                                 Contribution award and long service badges to participants who have
                                 been BADN members for 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years.

                                 There will also be a Quiz, with a prize of a £80 afternoontea.co.uk
                                 voucher, courtesy of Parliament Hill; and a baking competition (see
                                 page 9) with a bottle of fizz to be won! Afternoon tea was traditionally
                                 an occasion for ladies to dress in their best, with hats and gloves, so do
                                 feel free to carry on tradition!

                                 I look forward to seeing you all on Saturday 22 August at
                                 3pm!

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A SHORT HISTORY OF AFTERNOON TEA

Tea drinking was popularised in England by Charles II and his wife Catherine of Braganza,
the Portuguese Infanta. Samuel Pepys mentioned it in his famous diary in 1660: “I did send
for a cup of tee, (a China drink) of which I had never drunk before”.

But the invention of afternoon tea, with sandwiches and cakes (scones were only introduced
in the 20th century), is credited to Anna Russell, 7th Duchess of Bedford, in 1840. The gap
between the morning meal (breakfast) and the evening meal (dinner), became ever wider
as it became fashionable to eat later and later in the evening, often as late as 9pm. The
Duchess began inviting friends to take tea and “light refreshment” in her rooms at Woburn
Abbey. When she continued the practice upon her return to London, afternoon tea became
a fashionable ritual among the ladies of the upper classes.

In the late 19th century,“tea rooms” were one of the few places for respectable ladies to meet
without a chaperone. Much later, “tea dances” – afternoon tea with music and dancing –
were held in fashionable hotels up until the Second World War.

Nowadays, afternoon tea is usually a special occasion, in a posh hotel or restaurant, and a
glass of champagne or prosecco is often also included.

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FAMOUS AFTERNOON TEAS
•   The Ritz, London www.theritzlondon.com/dine-with-us/afternoon-tea/

•   Claridges, London www.claridges.co.uk/restaurants-bars/afternoon-tea/

•   Savoy, London www.thesavoylondon.com/experience/afternoon-tea-london/

•   Betty’s, Yorkshire www.bettys.co.uk/afternoon-tea-at-bettys

•   Fortnum & Mason’s, London www.fortnumandmason.com/restaurants/afternoon-tea

•   Titanic Museum, Belfast titanicbelfast.com/Explore/whatson/Afternoon-Tea-by-the
    Grand-Staircase.aspx

•   Celtic Manor, Newport www.celtic-manor.com/dining/afternoon-tea

•   Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow www.champagnecentral.co.uk

•   Blythswood Square Hotel, Glasgow www.kimptonblythswoodsquare.com/glasgow
    restaurants/the-salon/#

•   Harvey Nichols, Edinburgh www.harveynichols.com/restaurant/edinburgh-dining
    restaurant/

•   The Dome, Edinburgh www.thedomeedinburgh.com/georgiantearoom

•   Blackpool Tower Ballroom, Blackpool https://www.theblackpooltower.com/plan/food
    and-retail/afternoon-tea/

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WHAT DOES AFTERNOON TEA INCLUDE?
Sandwiches – traditionally with crusts removed and cut into fingers. Traditional sandwich
fillings include cucumber, egg and cress, smoked salmon with cream cheese, ham with
mustard, and chicken.

Everyone has their favourite afternoon tea sandwich filling!       President Jacqui Elsden
and Chairman Jane Dalgarno both favour smoked salmon with cream cheese - Debra
Worthington prefers her salmon poached with watercress. Cream cheese is also popular
with other Exec and Panel of Reps members – with peeled cucumber for Rhian Slaymaker,
chopped dates for Chief Exec Pam Swain or plain for Claire Kaur. Katie Joyce, Michelle Brand
and Treasurer Joan Hatchard prefer egg – Katie and Joan with cress and Michelle on gluten
free bread; whilst Immediate Past President Hazel Coey opts for prawn mayonnaise.

….. Scones with jam and cream – whether you should put the jam on first or the cream, is
entirely up to you! Traditionally, in Devon the cream is spread on first with the jam on top of
it, whilst in Cornwall the jam comes first.

….. sweet pastries and cakes

A traditional Victoria sandwich is the cake of choice of Chairman Jane Dalgarno and IPP
Hazel Coey, with Claire Kaur preferring lemon drizzle and Rhian Slaymaker coffee cake.
Treasurer Joan Hatchard opts for Dundee cake, whilst Debra Worthington likes a vanilla
slice and Katie Joyce goes for a banana and dark chocolate loaf. President Jacqui Elsden
chooses a strawberry fraisier, Chief Exec Pam Swain likes anything gooey and chocolatey,
and Michelle Brand anything gluten free.

…. and, of course, tea!

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Many afternoon tea venues offer a very wide range of teas, including some very rare and
exotic ones. The more usual varieties of tea are:

Assam                   A strong full-bodied tea from India, with a distinctive malty flavour
Breakfast               A traditional blend of black teas, blended to go well with milk and
		                      sugar, full-bodied, robust and rich
Darjeeling              An aromatic, astringent tea from India
Earl Grey               A blend of black teas scented with bergamot oil, named after the
		                      2nd Earl Grey, Charles, who was Prime Minister from 1830 to 1834
Keemum                  a light Chinese black tea, with slightly fruity, smoky notes
Lapsang Souchong        A black tea from China, traditionally smoked over pine needles, with
		                      a smoky odour and flavour
Oolong                  A semi-oxidised Chinese tea, which can vary from sweet and fruity to
		                      green and fresh, depending on the type of production
Russian Caravan         A blend of oolong, keemum and lapsong souchong teas, aromatic
		                      and full bodied, with a sweet, malty, smoky taste.

Breakfast tea is popular with the BADN Exec and Panel of Representatives, being the
preference of Chairman Jane Dalgarno, Immediate Past President Hazel Coey, Treasurer
Joan Hatchard, Debra Worthington and Rhian Slaymaker; whilst Michelle Brand and Katie
Joyce both prefer Earl Grey. President Jacqui Elsden and Chief Exec Pam Swain both prefer
Lapsang Souchong.

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HOW TO MAKE A POT OF TEA
For best results, use a teapot and loose leaf tea.

Fill the kettle with fresh water and boil. Pour boiling water into teapot, swirl around and pour
out.

Put one spoonful of tea per person into the teapot plus one for the pot (for the more
scientifically minded, the recommended ratio is 5g tea to 400ml water!). Pour water into pot
– boiling for black tea, cooled down to 85° for green tea.

Stir once, then leave in a warm place (or under a tea cosy) to brew for 3-4 minutes for green
tea, 3-5 minutes for black tea.

Pour into cups using a tea strainer.

Add milk, lemon, sugar (or even rum!) to taste.

MILK OR LEMON?

In the UK, whether milk, sugar or lemon – any, all or none - should be added to tea is a matter
of endless debate. Generally speaking, milk is added to bold, astringent black teas and a
slice of lemon to more delicately flavoured or green teas, but it is a matter of personal taste.
Connoisseurs prefer their tea plain – and dental nurses, of course, don’t add sugar!

According to YouGov, whether a person poured their milk in first or last used to be an
indication of social class and wealth – apparently back in the day only the most expensive
china would not shatter when boiling tea was poured into it, so the lower classes protected
their less expensive cups by pouring their milk in first! Nowadays, the majority of people put
milk in after the tea.

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RECIPES
The Womens’ Institute are of course famous for their baking, and have very strict rules about
what is, and isn’t, a Victoria Sandwich cake! Their recipe below is available at https://www.
thewi.org.uk/life-at-the-wi/food-and-cookery/recipes/recipes/baking-bread,-cakes-and-
treats/victoria-sandwich

VICTORIA SANDWICH
• 3 medium eggs weighed in their shells (probably 6oz/170g)
• the weight of the eggs in Butter /Soft Margarine
• the weight of the eggs in Caster Sugar
• the weight of the eggs in SR Flour
• Raspberry Jam to fill – homemade/ good quality

1. Set oven Gas 4 160C (fan oven) or 180C.
2. Grease and baseline the bottom of 2 20cm/8” sandwich tins.
3. Cream butter/margarine and sugar.
4. Beat the eggs then gradually add to the mixture beating well each time.
5. Sieve the flour and fold into the mixture with a metal spoon.
6. Divide equally between the 2 tins and bake 25mins in the middle of the oven.
7. They are ready when they are golden, shrunk from the sides of the tin and spring back
   when touched.
8. Remove from the tins and fill with raspberry jam when cold to avoid jam bleeding into the
   cake.
9. A light dusting of caster sugar on the top will finish it.

CLASSIC SCONES
• 8oz self raising flour
• 2 good teaspoons baking powder
• 2oz butter
• 1oz sugar
• 2oz cherries or sultanas
• ¼ pint milk

1. Rub butter into flour and baking powder, add sugar and fruit. Mix in milk.
2. Turn onto floured board, then with hands flatten into circle about ½ inch thick.
   Cut into 8 scones using 2 ½ inch (7cm) round cutter.
3. Brush with a little milk and bake at 210° for approx. 13 minutes.

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BAKING COMPETITION
You are invited to send photos of your home baking (triumphs and disasters!) for your
afternoon tea to Chief Exec Pam Swain (pam@badn.org.uk) before 5pm on Thursday 20
August, to be used on our website and in any publicity material on the Virtual Tea sent to
the dental press.
A prize of a bottle of fizz will be awarded to the photo chosen by the Executive Committee.

DRESS CODE
It was traditional for ladies to wear hats when going out to tea – so please feel free to wear
your best posh frock, hat and little white gloves!

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BADN would like to thank Purple Media for sponsoring our Celebration Afternoon Tea
booklets; Parliament Hill for providing our quiz prize (£80 voucher for afternoontea.co.uk)
and Blue Orchid Hotels for providing the sachets of tea.

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Blue Orchid Hotels are delighted to join you in celebrating the 80th birthday of the British
Association of Dental Nurses - we hope you enjoy your virtual afternoon tea.

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A sumptuous Italian restaurant, nutritious vegan brasserie, eclectic bars and lounges, flexible
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any visit to the capital.

Blue Orchid Hotels are committed to the idea of sharing and giving, and to making a positive
difference to the community. For further information visit: www.blueorchid.com

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As publishers of the British Dental Nurses’ Journal, The Probe and Smile magazines, Purple
 Media Solutions Ltd are one of the UK’s leading dental publishers and media communications
 businesses. For the past 7 years Purple Media Solutions have partnered with BADN to publish
 the British Dental Nurses’ Journal and are proud to have this opportunity to support BADN as
 a sponsor of this year’s 80th Anniversary Virtual Afternoon Tea.

 www.purplems.com

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Parliament Hill Ltd are member benefits specialist who run and manage BADN’s member
 benefits scheme, BADN Rewards. Parliament Hill work exclusively within the membership
 sector to help member organisations add value to their membership proposition. Over the
 past 16 years, Parliament Hill has supported BADN by negotiating exclusive deals and offers
 on products and services relevant to BADN members and their families.

 Find out more about BADN Rewards by visiting: www.badnbenefits.org.uk
 Learn more about them by visiting their website: www.parliament-hill.co.uk

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The BADN 80th Anniversary Virtual Afternoon
Tea booklet was sponsored by Purple Media