Editing Dunking (biscuit) (section)

== Etiquette and style ==
While modern day dunking has its origins in 16th century naval history, it wasn't until the 19th century and the emergence of [[afternoon tea]] in the early [[Victorian era]] that [[Great Britain]] began to regard biscuits as something to be dunked in tea, a British [[Convention (norm)|custom]] that was later exported around the globe.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/jun/06/crunch-time-britain-loves-biscuits "Crunch time: why Britain loves a good biscuit"]. The Guardian. Retrieved 30 December 2014</ref> Different cultures have different attitudes toward biscuit dunking. Historically in British high society, dunking was frowned upon and generally seen as children's or [[Working class culture|working class fashion]]. However, [[Queen Victoria]] herself was said to enjoy dunking her biscuits, a German custom from her younger days.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} In 2007, a [[tea room]] in Brighton, England, banned dunking on its premises.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article2217991.ece|title=It's the scary tea shop: one dunk and you're out|last=Hamilton|first=Alan|date=8 August 2007|work=The Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202222434/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article2217991.ece|archive-date=2 December 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the [[United States]], the act took on a marketing purpose for [[doughnut]] sellers in the 1930s. They formed the [[National Dunking Association]], which prompted members to follow "rules for dunking" and used the association to market their products.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nyti.ms/2kMsdOA|title=National Dunkers to Act; Annual Convention Hopes to Clear Up Doughnut-Cruller Controversy|work=[[New York Times]]|date=1941-10-09|access-date=2017-10-13|language=en}}</ref>