The novelist A. P. Herbert wrote the following song in 1937. It became hugely popular, with music by Henry Sullivan and sums up just how important a “nice cup of tea” was for the British.
I like a nice cup of tea in the morning
For to start the day you see.
And at half past eleven
Well my idea of heaven
Is a nice cup of tea.
I like a nice cup of tea with my dinner,
And a nice cup of tea with my tea,
And when it’s time for bed
There’s a lot to be said
For a nice cup of tea.
So, after reading this … go make a nice cup of tea!