Talk:Elevenses

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In Cornwall (the remote south-west corner of the British Isles) the mid morning snack break was referred to as "Crib"

I think that hobbits eat elevenses AND second breakfast, but don't have the books on hand to check. Anyone else?

In movie #1, Pippin says to Aragorn (as they set out traveling with him), "What about second breakfast? Elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper?". I don't know about the books, though.65.94.23.134 22:32, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I definitely remember it that way from the books and have changed the article to reflect this. --Laura Scudder | Talk 20:29, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

the books mention second meals whenever they can get them, but the word "elevenses" almost certainly never appears in the book. --anonymous

The only mention of "elevenses" is in Chapter 1 "A Long-expected Party" of The Fellowship of the Ring, with the text "At other times there were merely lots of people eating and drinking—continuously from elevenses until six-thirty, when the fireworks started." While elevenses is most certainly a British term (originating in the 19th century) for a light mid-morning meal, from the context in which Tolkien uses it one could speculate that it was intended to be "eleven" (i.e., 11am to 6:30pm). Jasoneth 03:34, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Here in Colombia the direct translation ´onces´ is used for a similar concept as between meal snack, although it can be used at any time, not just in the morning.

[edit] Other tea times

Popular times for tea in order: morning tea, tea break, elevenses, low tea/afternoon tea, high tea, evening tea. icetea8 (talk) 03:11, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

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