Tea
Month: January 2020
Fruit Teas
Baking
VINTAGE COOKERY BOOKS…
Before 1800, housekeeping books tended to be handwritten collections of recipes and instructions tried and tested by the household cook. By the 1850’s they were developed into books for ‘adult women’, in particular for your […]
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BEING BRITISH QUOTE…
They say that being British is about tolerance, decency and the determination to talk about the weather on all occasions as well as a tendency, when a stranger stands on one’s foot, to apologise Martin […]
Baking
BREW MONDAY 2020…
Brew Monday 2020 is run by the Samaritans. When it’s cold and grey outside, getting people together to connect over a warming cuppa and a good conversation helps to make us feel better and manage […]
Baking
7 QUICK TIPS ON BAKING CAKES…
When baking shortbread cookies, substitute half of your plain flour with cornflour. It gives them a really nice taste. Before icing a cake, sprinkle the top with some flour, this will stop the icing from […]
Baking
UK’s PRIME MINISTER’S RECIPE FOR CHEESE ON TOAST…
With so many celebrity chefs in the UK, you would not expect the UK’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson to come up with his recipe for the typically British favourite of ‘Cheese on Toast’, but apparently […]
Bread
THERE’S AN ART TO BUTTERING CRUMPETS
Did you know there is an art to buttering crumpets? All crumpets should be toasted on both sides, the smooth side first, the holey side last, as this produces a suitable concavity for the butter…Never […]
Baking
7 OF THE BEST WAYS TO STORE YOUR TEA…
It’s best to transfer both loose tea and tea bags from a cardboard or paper packet or tub into an air-tight container. Tins and caddies with tight-fitting lids are good as they can keep out […]