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Zusatztext An enjoyable read! full of interesting ideas from table decoration to recipes. A delightful secular Easter present in lieu of chocolate eggs or knitted chicks; but also the perfect present for your parish priest! to inspire them to reinvent that classic social occasion! the vicarage tea party? Let everything stop for tea again. With beautiful photographs and mouth-watering recipes! Vintage Tea Party shows how you can re-create a nostalgic world of classic comfort! elegance and delicious treats. A guide to the perfect tea time. Packed with historical info and beautifully illustrated. Brimming with ideas and recipes for cakes! preserves and all those classic English tea-time treats that go down so well at a fete. Pretty crockery and home baking are definitely back in fashion and this lovely little book is full of ideas for sumptuous teas throughout the year. Celebrates that quintessetially English feast! and would be perfect for anyone planning a tea party! whether for a whole street at the Diamond Jubilee! or a few friends in the garden or round the fire. Shows how you can recreate a nostalgic world of comfirt! elegance and delicious treats. A delight to peruse! this sweet recipe book is a must for any vintage-lover's shelf. Captures all the comforting and elegant details of the classic tea party. Informationen zum Autor For many years! Carolyn Caldicott and her husband Chris owned the World Food Café in London's Covent Garden! where they cooked and served delicious vegetarian food from recipes collected on their travels. They are the authors of three vegetarian cookery books published by Frances Lincoln. They now live in Winchester. Chris Caldicott is a journalist and photographer. With his wife Carolyn! he owned and ran the World Food Café in London's Covent Garden. He and Carolyn are co-authors of three Frances Lincoln vegetarian cookery books and his photographs also appear in a wide range of newspapers and magazines. Since 1991 he has been an official photographer for the Royal Geographical Society. He lives in Winchester. Klappentext Good old-fashioned tea parties are all back en vogue. Afternoon tea is a quintessential British tradition that has developed from its modest beginnings to become a much-loved celebration of indulgent pleasures. With evocative photographs and mouth-watering recipes, this shows how to re-create a nostalgic world of classic comfort, elegance and delicious treats Zusammenfassung Everyone loves an old-fashioned tea party! Inhaltsverzeichnis Teatime Treasured Tea Things Where to find the Vintage Look How to Cheat in Style The Start of the Affair How Teatime Began From Drawing Room to Tearoom Choosing Your Tea Milk and the Perfect Cup of Tea The History of the Sandwich Teatime Tipples Preserves Tea in the Drawing Room High Tea Tea in the Garden Fireside Tea Nursery Tea Index of Recipes ...
