Sponges come in all shapes and sizes, as well as flavours. But making the perfect sponge can create its own problems if you don’t follow the recipe to the letter. Just follow the guidelines below […]
What Are Fruit Teas? Fruit teas are made with various fruits, botanicals and flowers. Flowers and botanicals are used to give flavour and to impart that fruity flavour, and a lot of fruit teas can […]
The tart and the tea ring are key features in any afternoon tea session worth its salt. The tart is a type of pastry with an open top and is eaten as a desert. The […]
There are two main reasons why you should incorporate herbal tea in your everyday diet. The first one is the great aromas and tastes you get from a lot of these teas. The second is […]
CHEESECAKE According to the Daily Mail, cheesecake has been voted the top teatime treat of all time – beating the classic Victoria sponge. A poll of 2,000 adults revealed chocolate cake and carrot cake in […]
Welcome to Day 3 of our Afternoon Tea Week. After yesterdays post on how to make white bread, here’s some old vintage sandwich fillers. You can also check out our vegan sandwiches here Each filling […]
 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 […]
Day 2 of our afternoon tea week. Yesterday we served up some traditional homemade recipes for scones. Today we look at making some basic and easy bread making. Tomorrow we will look at sandwich fillers […]
Black tea is the term used to describe a variety of tea that undergoes a more extensive oxidation process than green, oolong and white teas. All of these tea varieties are actually made from the […]
Happy Afternoon Tea Week!! Scones have become synonymous with afternoon tea over many years, so what better way to start off our celebrations all week than to put together a few vintage recipes of scones […]
It’s National Bakewell Tart Day! What’s the difference between a Bakewell tart and a cherry Bakewell? According to erudus.com, ‘A Cherry Bakewell is a version of the Bakewell tart where a layer of almond fondant […]
Welcome to our vintage recipe slot. This week we are taking a recipe from the Marshall Cavendish Supercook Encyclopedia Of World Cooking APPLE AND SPONGE PUDDING A traditional, inexpensive English pudding, this is an appealing […]
August 9th is National Swiss Roll Day. According to Slurp, Swiss roll is a type of sponge cake that is commonly served as a dessert or snack. It is also known as a jelly roll, […]
CREAM OF RICE GARNISHED WITH CHERRIES AND BANANA SLICES (Riz Montmorency) Here’s a great recipe from 1971 taken from the archives of Fanny & Johnnie Cradocks cookery program The recipe asks for Patna rice but […]
With National Afternoon Tea week almost upon us (starts the 12th August), I thought I’d give a ‘shout out’ to a local scone company from Cornwall that I stumbled upon. A small family business that […]
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