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To learn about the history and legends of favorite sandwiches, check out the History of Sandwiches. Check out my English High Tea Menu. Lot of recipes for your Afternoon Tea or High Tea A Rose Garden Tea with the Queen - Maintaining a tradition that began in 1860 with Queen Victoria, every year Queen Elizabeth II opens the private gardens at Buckingham Palace to host three afternoon tea parties, each attended by 8,000 guests respectively. Etiquette Faux Pas and Other Misconceptions About Afternoon Tea Due to the new popularity of Afternoon Tea, many people have jumped on the bandwagon, including hotels, caterers, party planners, and protocol and etiquette “experts.” While their enthusiasm is well intended, unfortunately a great deal of misinformation is being perpetuated by these “experts”.
Tea Sandwich Recipes
Understanding Tea Time Service - Afternoon Tea is one of the most special times of the day. An occasion one looks forward to with great anticipation and high expectations for a perfect experience. But have you ever considered what your perfect experience entails to produce? Check out more of Ellen Easton's articles and recipes called Tea Travels™.
Question: I am curious about using unsalted butter for Tea Sandwiches....could I use a flavored mayonaise or mustard instead of the butter? Some of the men being served kind of like something other than butter. Is there something to do with the absorption of the mayo or mustard vs butter? Answer: The butter keeps the other ingredients from soaking into the bread. This help for making them in advance. But, yes, you could skip the butter and use mayonnaise, mustard, etc if you want. You would need to make the sandwiches just before eating, if not using butter.
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Choose the best-quality white or wheat bread as
possible. Never serve end slices. Freezing the bread before cutting and then
spreading makes for easier handling.
Bread slices should be lightly buttered not matter
what the filling. Unsalted butter should always be used. Butter should be at
room temperature before spreading. Sandwiches will not become limp and soggy
as readily if you spread the butter to the edge of the bread.
Cut the crusts off the bread with a long, sharp
knife after the sandwiches are filled. This keeps everything neater.
Since tea sandwiches should be delicate, cut each
sandwich in half on the diagonal or into thirds or fourths before serving.
Decorative shapes can be made with cookie cutters.
Making Sandwiches Ahead of
Time:
When ready to serve, remove from refrigerator. Uncover sandwiches
only just
before serving.
Tea Etiquette
In order for one not to spill the hot liquid onto oneself, the
proper way to hold the vessel of a cup with no handle is to place
one’s thumb at the six o'clock position and one’s index and middle
fingers at the twelve o'clock position, while gently raising one’s
pinkie up for balance.
Tea cups with a handle are held by placing
one’s fingers to the front and back of the handle with one’s pinkie
up again allows balance. Pinkie up does mean straight up in the air,
but slightly tilted. It is not an affectation, but a graceful way to
avoid spills. Never loop your fingers through the handle, nor grasp
the vessel bowl with the palm of your hand.
Milk is served with tea,
not cream. Cream is too heavy and masks the taste of the tea.
Although some pour their milk in the cup first, it is probably
better to pour the milk in the tea after it is in the cup in order
to get the correct amount.
When serving lemon with
tea, lemon slices are preferable, not wedges. Either provide a small fork or
lemon fork for your guests, or have the tea server can neatly place
a slice in the tea cup after the tea has been poured. Be sure
never to add lemon with milk since the lemon's citric acid will
cause the proteins in the milk to curdle.
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Gourmet Roast Beef Deli Sandwich
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