Tea Travels!™… The Romance of Victorian Tea
Photos and Menu by Ellen Easton ©2020 – All Rights Reserved
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Victorian Tea Menu
Sandwiches and Savories:
Smoked Salmon with Dill Butter on Dark Bread, garnished with Dill (open face half moon sandwich)
Ham and Chopped Watercress with Basil Butter on Rye Bread (finger sandwich)
Thinly Sliced Cucumber & Chopped Mint with Mint Butter on White Bread (open face round sandwich)
Chopped Egg and Diced Black Olives on Whole Wheat Bread (pinwheel sandwich)
Cinnamon Cream Cheese on Date Nut-Raisin Bread (triangle sandwich)
Chicken Curry Salad with Shredded Coconut (in a mini tart shell)
Scones and Breads:
Enhancers:
Flavored Butters (Fruit, Herb & Spice)
Raspberry Preserves, Orange Marmalade, and/or Rose Petal Jam
Reva Paul’s Victorian Sugar Basket
Candied Ginger Bits, Sliced Lemon, Honey, Decorated Sugar Cubes
Sweets:
Pate de Fruit
Jellied Orange Triangle (Pate de Fruit)
Lemon Pound Cake Sweet Hats
Winter Chocolate Grape Truffles or Summer Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries
Mini Coffee Eclair or Cream Puffs
Fourth Course:
Served in a champagne or martini glass
English Trifle with Heart-Shaped Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies
or
Tea-Infused Orange Cream Pudding
Crystallized/Candied Edible Flowers
Crystallized/Candied flowers make beautiful decorations for desserts and can last up to one year.
Not only do they taste amazing, but they add an elegant, romantic, and delicious touch to virtually every dessert.
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2 Responses to “Victorian Tea Menu”
Sharon Shapowal
I loved the Victorian tea etiquette and history articles. Our local historical society is going to hold an afternoon tea (Victorian theme) in mid-April 2018. We will have about 70 guests. Because the society has an educational mission, would it be permissible to make printed copies of the 2 articles (i.e. history of the tea and etiquette) and give these to the attendees? They might have fun and learn some things at the same time!
Well done and a great read!
Whats Cooking America
Yes, you can make printed copies, please make sure to credit the author Ellen Easton in the print outs.