During a radio broadcast recorded in the UK. (During a broadcast in the Soviet Union, Bob re-used the first section, replacing 'England' with 'Russia' and 'cup of tea' with 'Bowl of Borscht')
Audio recording of radio broadcast.
“Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea?—how did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea.”
Source: Recipe for Salad, p. 383
Source: A memoir of the Rev. Sydney Smith
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