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CORNWALL FOOD FESTIVAL..
If you love a day out at a food festival then this is the one to go to. The 8th Cornwall Food & Drink Festival is on Friday 23 – Sunday 25 September 2011 Lemon […]
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DOWNTON ABBEY AFTERNOON TEA…
I can’t wait for return of one of my favourite programmes, the British period drama series ‘Downton Abbey’,written and created by actor and writer Julian Fellowes, and based around the early 1900’s and filmed in […]
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EASY CARROT AND SULTANA LOAF CAKE…
Ingredients 175g/6oz Light Soft Brown Sugar 200g/7oz Self Raising Flour 300g/10oz (3 or 4 carrots) 100g/4oz Sultanas 4 Medium Eggs 150ml sunflower oil or Flora Cuisine 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon ginger Method Reheat oven […]
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DELICACIES FOR AFTERNOON TEA IN THE VICTORIAN ERA…
Instructions for an afternoon tea in the Victorian Era Serve rolled bread and butter, sandwiches made of ham paste, potted ham, tongue or chicken. The crusts of the bread should be cut off, and the […]
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AFTERNOON TEA AT THE BADGERS CAFE & PATISSERIE, LLANDUDNO…
Next time you are in Llandudno pop inside The Victoria Centre which is opposite M&S and enjoy a traditional afternoon tea in this café and patisserie. The atmosphere is relaxing and elegant and they bring […]
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COMPRESSED TEA…
More than one thousand years ago in China during the days of the Tang Dynasty (AD618-906) tea producers started compressing processed tea leaves into cakes or bricks in order to conserve the leaf and make […]
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NATIONAL AFTERNOON TEA WEEK OFFERS…
Throughout August to celebrate National Afternoon Tea Week you can get 25% off some afternoon teas in London and the UK. Just click onto www.afternoontea.co.uk and click on the link for your 25% offer plus […]
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AFTERNOON TEA IN BETWS-Y-COED, CONWY, NORTH WALES…
The Riverside Restaurant at the Craig-y-Dderwen Riverside Hotel serves afternoon tea with buttered bara birth, which is a loaf of bread similar to, but lighter than, fruitcake. The Hotel was built in the late Victorian […]
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EASY BAKE MARMALADE TEA LOAF…
Ingredients 125g/5oz Marmalade 150g/6oz Butter or Margarine 150g/6oz Light Brown Sugar 200g/7oz Self Raising Flour 3 eggs ½ tsp Baking Powder 2 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp mixed spice Method Preheat oven to Gas Mark […]
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TEA IN THE 16th CENTURY…
In 1610 tea caught on in the West, The French East India Company established regular trade relations with the Far East, introducing tea to Holland in 1610, France in 1636 and England in 1650. In […]
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TEA IN CHINA IN 1101…
In 1101-1125, Chinese Emperor Hui Tsung became tea obsessed and wrote about the best tea-whisking methods and held tea tasting tournaments in court. The story goes that he was so obsessed with tea that he […]
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THE ANCIENT TEA CEREMONY…
In Australia the ancient Chinese tea ceremony is being used to teach young women the finer points of dressing, deportment and manners. An Oriental Teahouse is holding monthly seminars set around the Chinese afternoon tea, […]
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HEALING POWERS OF YOUR SPICES IN YOUR FOOD…
I bet you didn’t realise that some of your common herbs which are used to spice up cakes and other recipes have many healing powers. Saffron has medicinal and culinary purposes and has been used […]
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SPEARMINT TEA FOR PAIN OF ARTHRITIS…
Spearmint Tea has been shown to ease the pain of arthritis. According to a leading newspaper, researchers are prescibing two cups of tea a day for four months for people diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the […]
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AFTERNOON TEA BY JANET …
My blog friend Janet has written a beautiful post on ‘Afternoon Tea’ with pictures and her talented artists paintings which you should see and read. Visit http://janetweightreed10.blog.co.uk/2011/07/17/afternoon-tea-11491990/ to see and enjoy more. Thank you Janet […]