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Tea cakes first originated in Europe during the Victorian Era, but the ones that were commonly known in the United States seem to be what you are asking about.

Culinary historians say tea cakes may have been slaves' version of the English tea cake. With very little provisions, those enslaved Africans took what was available and made their own version.

Tea cakes became a treasure--comfort food that became a special treat during the holidays.

Some describe it as a cookie, but those older generations with roots that lead back to the south, whether they are black or white, are sure to have many memories of tea cakes. Since a great deal of slavery was in the South, it would make sense that these tea cakes are considered southern, since the slaves made them.

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