Drinking coffee (or tea) from the saucer is an old cultural trait still occasionally seen among oldsters in Ireland, the north of England and the border of Scotland. I seem to recall reading years ago that it dated from when only small plates were available but no cups back before Shakespeare. May have been a case of "we've always done it that way." Gene Fricks

Hello Gene, Are you planning to attend the Lay Family Genealogical Association this June? http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/8896/ Certainly Hope So!! --Gerald ----- Original Message ----- From: genefricks@comcast.net To: tncampbe@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 10:04 AM Subject: Re: [TNCAMPBE] Coffee from the saucer Drinking coffee (or tea) from the saucer is an old cultural trait still occasionally seen among oldsters in Ireland, the north of England and the border of Scotland. I seem to recall reading years ago that it dated from when only small plates were available but no cups back before Shakespeare. May have been a case of "we've always done it that way." Gene Fricks ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNCAMPBE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message