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[A figurative application of toast n.1, the name of a lady being supposed to flavour a bumper (A cup or glass of wine, etc., filled to the brim, esp. when drunk as a toast.) like a spiced toast in the drink.
See the Tatler, No. 24, of 2 June, and No. 31, of 18 June, 1709, in both of which toast is explained as a new name, upon the origin of which ‘the Learned differ very much’. No. 24 says that ‘many of the Wits of the last Age will assert’ that the term originated in an incident alleged to have occurred at Bath in the reign of Charles II, 1660–1684. No. 31 is silent as to the incident, and gives the account cited below.]
1709 Steele Tatler No. 24 39 This Whim gave Foundation to the present Honour+done to the Lady we mention in our Liquors, who has ever since been called a Toast. Ibid. No. 31 38 Then, said he, Why do you call live People Toasts? I answered, That was a new Name found out by the Wits to make a Lady have the same Effect as Burridge in the Glass when a Man is drinking. Ibid. No. 71 38 A Beauty, whose Health is drank from Heddington to Hinksey,+has no more the Title of Lady, but reigns an undisputed Toast.
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Burridge - an old-fashioned (pre-dictionary) spelling for Borage, the sweet scented herb that adds the distinctive odour and flavour to Earl Gray tea.
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OK, I'll give it one last try. (sigh-e)
For a "toast" to a notable person or couple on a special occasion:
May your troubles be less
And your blessings be more
and nothing but happiness
come in through your door.
Now, c'mon folks!
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A very private toast, just between two people - sitting either side of a table in a discreetly lit restaurant:-
"To the light in your eyes -"
And to the assembled company at a larger occasion:
"May your health exceed your wealth, and your wealth exceed your wisdom!"
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>so I'll assume there'a a connection between burgamot oil and burridge in flavoring the tea.
this may be a bad assumption...
borage is a kind of herb
bergamot is a kind of citrus tree
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this may be a bad assumption...
borage is a kind of herb
bergamot is a kind of citrus tree
So we can assume that WW got it kind of wrong?
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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I took a long raft drip down the Dnieper River in Russia some years ago. They served Chai, Russian tea, that had been specially formulated for the river rafters. Yep. That stuff was in it.They floated ground burridge on top as a flavor enhancer.
Made a good movie too. Burridge on the River Chai.
TEd
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