Hannah loved tea, although she sometimes wondered whether this was because of how well it went with cake and biscuits.

In 2010, the BBC spent nearly £230,000 on tea, but only £2000 on biscuits.

Sister Mary chose that moment to come in with the tea. Satanist or not, she'd also found a plate and arranged some iced biscuits on it.

When it comes to cakes and puddings, savouries, bread and tea cakes, the English cannot be surpassed.

Mrs Forrester ... sat in state, pretending not to know what cakes were sent up, though she knew, and we knew, and she knew that we knew, and we knew that she knew that we knew, she had been busy all the morning making tea-bread and sponge-cakes.

If you are cold, tea will warm you; if you are too heated, it will cool you; if you are depressed, it will cheer you; if you are excited, it will calm you.