According to the press this week ‘afternoon tea’ is overtaking coffee shops, left right and centre. In fact, William Gorman, chairman of the UK Tea Council said, ‘What’s been happening in the last five to six years is that tea has become incredibly popular again. Hotels in London have really started to take afternoon tea seriously and demand for afternoon tea is colossal, and it’s a big earner ! Apparently many leading Hotels in London have become so popular that bookings are essential and some are putting on six sittings in one day!
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I bet you didn’t know that you can make new oak look old by placing three tea-bags in hot water and leave some wire wool in the solution overnight, then rub the wire wool over the wood to age it.
We are not talking about herbal teas either, but real tea: Camellia sinensis. You don’t need a large garden to grow your own tea, a planter on a balcony would work just fine ‘You could try growing Camellia sinensis in a greenhouse, or in a pot that you can bring indoors during cold winters. The Camellia sinensis plant is a small shrub about 1-2 meters in height, though it will grow taller if you don’t prune it. In the fall, your tea shrub will flower with small white blossoms that have a delightful scent. These plants are often grown…
British Baking is a cookery book by Peyton and Byrne. Oliver Peyton is a renownedd restaurateur and the founder/chairman of Peyton and Bryne Limited. He owns numerous restaurants and cafés throughout London including The Royal Academy of Arts, St. Pancras Station, Inn the Park, Kew Palace and many more. He also runs a food club from his online site http://www.peytonandbyrne.co.uk/home/index.html which is free to join and will let you know about openings, special offers, menus and bakery treats. There is also an online shop which sells, chocolate, tea, coffee, jams, condiments and hampers. The book is ideal for any pastry,…
Drink black and green tea to sharpen your brain as they both have health benefits, but green tea has the most with three to four times more antioxidants. Tea leaves are packed with compounds that are able to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and block neuronal damage. The best way to drink it to get the most benefit is black, as if you add milk it could reduce the teas antioxidant activity by as much as 25%.
Visit the former royal yacht Britannia which is moored at Leith, Edinburgh, and enjoy a tour of the Queen’s bedroom, followed by speciality teas and coffee and cake in the spectacular surrounding of the Royal Deck Tea Room. They even have gluten, wheat and lactose-free cakes and scones available. The ship has played host to some of the most famous people in the world. But above all, she was home to Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family. And to celebrate Prince William and Catherine Middleton’s wedding day on Friday, 29th April they will be serving a special ‘Royal…
EASY LEMON SELF-SAUCING PUDDING… Ingredients 50g/2oz butter 200g/7oz caster sugar 1 x lemon zest lemon juice + juice from 1 lemon zested 3 eggs, separated 50g/2oz plain flour sifted 250ml milk Method Preheat oven to 180c 160F/ Gas 4 Whisk the butter sugar and lemon zest until pale and creamy Add lemon juice, egg yolks, flour and milk one by one until you have a smooth batter Whisk egg whites until firm but not stiff then fold the two mixtures together Pour the mixture into a buttered oven proof dish and put in a baking tray which is half filled…
THE WILLOW TEA ROOMS, 97 BUCHANAN STREET, TEL NO 0141 204 5242 & 217 SAUCHIEHALL STREET, TEL NO 0141 332 0521,GLASGOW. You go back to an era of sumptuos indulgence when you step inside the Willow Tea Rooms. Take tea as they did in the same rooms and interiors 100 years ago. It is designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904, and restored in 1983, and are a striking tribute to Scotlands famous architect. The Willow on Buchanan Street, has a White Dining Room and a Chinese Room, which Mackintosh designed. The Willow on Sauchiehall Street has had the exterior…
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Did you know that twenty billion of food is thrown away each year, which is believe it or not, five times more than we spend on aid!! ‘Changing the way you shop, look and eat’ is the subtitle of a cookery book which is called ‘The New English Kitchen’ by Rose Prince. The main message of the book is that if you buy good ( and even what some may call expensive) ingredients, you can still spend less on food overall. They say that by choosing wisely, cooking yourself and making really delicious food go further. It’s an excellent read…
According to Nicey and Wifey’s ‘Nice cup of tea and a sit down’ book, they say that the best way to find the best biscuit to have with your tea is to ‘eat the first one quite slowly, then just steam into the rest, washing them down with lots of tea’!! Apparently ‘you’ll soon get the measure of them and, as you can imagine, this technique requires virtually no skill and a complete lack of discipline. You can also tell yourself that you are using a holistic approach, even if you didn’t really have any sort of approach in mind’…
Cream teas are very popular in tea rooms in Devon and Cornwall where cream teas originated from. There is some evidence that cream teas were invented by monks in Tavistock at the turn of the century, who prepared them for workers rebuilding the town’s Benedictive Abbey. They say that they proved so popular that monk’s continued to serve them to passing travellers after the construction was finished. Taken from ‘A Miscellany of Britain’ by Tom O’Meara.
Tea in Mongolia is called ‘brick’ tea, which is crushed then brewed with water and yak buttermilk. It is then strained and mixed with salt, butter and roasted grain. In Tibet the brick tea is crushed the same then soaked in water overnight. The infusion is then churned with salt, goat’s milk and yank butter which produces a thick buttery drink. Both Mongola and Tibet tea are drunk from a bowl rather than a cup.
The Summer Trees Tea Rooms stand right next to the sanstone Utkinston trail which is very popular with walkers. If fully caters to the needs of all the walkers and anyone else who might pop in with a great choice of sandwiches, toasted and baguettes. The tempting choice of cakes and scones are something to look forward to after your walk along the trail.
Did you know that by the end of the 18th Century, tea drinking became a common activity for the entire population. By 1750, the East India Company’s imports had rocketed to 4.72m lbs. Tea was still expensive which gave rise to smuggling, until William Pitt the Younger cut taxes on tea.