It’s not only the British who enjoying the latest ‘afternoon tea’ fashion but also in Leesylvania in one of America’s state parks. The tables are set, food is prepared, and people are dressing in their Sunday best. On July 7th starting at 2 p.m. Leesylvania State Park will indulge in an 1860Â’s style afternoon tea. Come, learn, and enjoy a proper Civil War era tea time! We will be serving hot tea and light refreshments as we explore the finer side of 1860’s society. Get to know the correct way to hold a tea cup, carry a conversation, and how to…
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The Banqueting House, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ER is having a ‘POP UP AT THE PALACE’ – 18th JULY TO 28th AUGUST The dramatic Banqueting House, a Historic Royal Palace originally built for King Charles I in 1622, plays host to a new ‘pop up’ restaurant this summer, serving a traditional Afternoon Tea under the magnificent Rubens ceiling in the Main Hall. For booking information click on the link http://www.afternoontea.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=595 Afternoon Tea in the Main Hall The Pop Up Afternoon Tea will be served every day from 18th July until 28th August, offering a unique experience for both Londoners and visitors…
Ingredients 225g/8oz mixed dried fruit (raisins, sultanas, currents ) 250g/9oz Self Raising Flour 200g/7oz soft light brown sugar 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla extract 300ml/half a pint of Earl Grey Tea Method Soak the mixed dried fruit in the tea overnight or for at least 4 hours Preheat oven 175C/325F/Gas 3 Line or grease a 2lb loaf tin Add the rest of the ingredients and mix by hand or use a mixer Place all ingredients into loaf tin and bake for 1 ¼ to 1 ½ hrs
Andrew’s Tea Course is available online from their website, all about tea http://www.allabouttea.co.uk/andrews-tea-course You learn all about tea via a weekly email correspondence course with videos, audio recordings and email lessons. All About Tea are importers, blenders and packers of loose leaf and teabags direct from their factory in Portsmouth, UK.
To prolong the life of herbs and salads, take them out of the plastic bags, wrap them in damp kitchen paper and store them in the salad drawer. If you use Parmesan, don’t throw away the rind, instead place it in a jar and cover with olive oil. After a couple of weeks you will have a delicious flavoured oil to put on your pasta or salad dishes. Store nuts in the freezer. It will prolong their life as they can go rancid rather quickly. When a recipe calls for a small amount of white wine, replace it with vermouth.…
Claridges in London has been given an award from the Tea Guild for the top place to eat afternoon tea in London. They have seen a shift in afternoon tea clientèle recently as the restaurant fills with business men and women from top fashion houses and media, who have an ‘afternoon tea’ meeting rather than a lunch or a breakfast meeting. To win the prize a team of experts from the Tea Guild take tea in disguise in the hotels and tea rooms of London and across Britain. Claridges was voted into the top spot after it’s tea room ‘The…
Cook with blueberries, strawberries and raspberries as they contain plant nutrients known as anthocyanidins, which are powerful antioxidants. Blueberries rival grapes in concentrations of resveratrol – the antioxidant compound found in red wine that has assumed near mythological proportions. Resveratrol is believed to help protect against heart disease and cancer.
According to ‘Reuters’, afternoon tea is the new ‘black’. It doesn’t matter if you are holding a business meeting or a party, everyone wants to have an afternoon tea rather than a lunch or coffee. And, it’s not just popular in the UK, the word is spreading around the world. In Canada Laurier House, which was once occupied by Canada’s political Prime Minister’s is now being used to serve afternoon teas on the houses ‘Grand Veranda’. It’s also being serve at some of Ontario’s finest Hotel’s and Inn’s. In the US they are holding a ‘Jane Austen Tea Party’. They…
There are so many things you can use tea bags for after you have had your cuppa. From cooking with them to dying with them. You can spice up your soups or casserole’s as there are lots of different flavours for you to use. If you wash your hair with herbal tea it will make your hair silky and shiny. You can place a couple of green tea bags under the taps as your run your hot water for the bath and the antioxidants in the tea will rehydrate your skin. Or give yourself a facial with a warm wet…
This book includes 80 baking recipes with gluten and diary intolerance in mind. Boo put this book together after suffering herself with gluten and diary intolerance. She has adapted sweet treats that she enjoyed but without the discomfort she had suffered as a child. It’s a cookbook packed with recipe ideas that are wheat and dairy free. Fool-proof and easy to follow. A pretty looking book which makes it an ideal gift for people with gluten and diary intolerances. Available from www.amazon.co.uk or www.amazon.com
The Country’s first tea shop was opened in 1864 by the Manageress of the Aerated Bread Company. The company directors allowed the manageress to serve refreshments to favoured customers. Then, demand for her service grew, which then sparked a new trend for similar shops across the UK. Within two years the Aerated Bread Company had opened 250 of it’s self service tea shops. These also helped to liberate the lives of women, as it was considered ‘perfectly proper’ and acceptable for a woman to meet her friends in a tea shop without needing a escort and without risk to her…
Did you know that in 1662 King Charles II of England married Portuguese Infanta Catherine de Braganza, who introduced and made very popular the custom of drinking ‘tea’ in England.
A common mistake when rolling out pastry is to change the direction of the pin rather than the pastry which then encourages the pastry to stick. To prevent this, give the pastry a quarter turn every few seconds while rolling with the pin in the same position and lightly dust the surface frequently with flour.
The question is are there any other foods or drink that have been reported to have as many health benefits as green tea? The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea since ancient times. It is made using the leaves of the Chinese Camellia sinensis plant. The leaves are then applied to heat quickly after picking which minimizes oxidation. This is thought to give the green tea it’s many benefits. Researchers have suggested that it can help slash the risk of developing cancer by shrinking tumours. They say that it can ease the pain of rheumatoid arthritis,…
Lavender is sprouting up all over the place at this time of year and there are a number of different uses for it. Sleep well by placing a few dried flowers (tied in a muslin bag) inside your pillowcase. The lavender’s oils will help you relax and sleep soundly. Prevent moth holes in all your knitwear by storing dried bunches wrapped in tissue paper amongst your clothes and bed linen. Flavour your sugar by popping a few dried flower stems in a jar of white sugar to infuse it with a delicate floral flavour, making it perfect for baking with.…