Elevenses is a “short break for light refreshments, usually with tea or coffee, taken at about eleven o'clock in the morning”.
If you need to find the perfect treat gift box to surprise someone who always needs a snack mid-morning, the Elevenses gift box is the ideal choice. Containing scrumptious goodies this gift box is packed with luxurious biscuits, coffee bags and loose leaf tea all beautifully presented:
Biscuit Assortment tin by Cartwright & Butler
Salted Caramel Biscuits by Cartwright & Butler
Earl Grey Loose Tea by The Tea Makers
Arabica (Blend 1) Coffee Bags by The Little Coffee Bag Company
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Where does the term 'elevenses' come from?
A colloquial expression which entered the English language in the late 18th century, meaning a light refreshment taken at about 11 o’clock in the morning. Although the timing is flexible and the extent of the refreshment, especially the food element, has proved to be highly variable, the institution has retained its place in the daily schedule of most British people. Nor are they alone in this. Of the many corresponding institutions in other parts of the world, the most important is probably the Mediterranean merenda or merienda. However, the zweite Frühstück (second breakfast) eaten in various German-speaking regions is an important northerly counterpart of this meridional institution.