Tea Travels!™… Springtime Tea Menu
Recipes and Photos by Ellen Easton 2020© – All Rights Reserved
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Spring is the perfect time of year to embrace the luxuries of fashion with the delightful spring tea menu. Whether your party is an indoor formal affair or an outdoor garden celebration. It is a great excuse to put on your favorite dress, pearls, and gloves with the added indulgence of a fabulous new hat. Invite your friends and loved ones for a festive gathering.
Sandwiches and Savories:
Honey Ham and Sliced Asparagus with Watercress Butter in Rolled White Bread
Cheddar Cheese and Chopped Chive Spread on Brioche Slices
Crab, Avocado, and Bacon with Dill Butter in Whole-Grain Bread Cones
Chicken, Granny Smith Apples, and Golden Raisin Salad in Cucumber Cups
Chopped Egg, Tomato, and Fresh Mint in Celery Boats
Lavender Scones with Creme Fraiche/Devonshire Cream and Rose Petal Jam
Sweets:
Mini Meringue Cups with Whipped Cream, Currant Jelly, and Raspberries
Pastel-Iced Vanilla Petit Fours
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Ellen Easton, author of Afternoon Tea~Tips, Terms and Traditions (RED WAGON PRESS), a lifestyle and etiquette industry leader, keynote speaker and product spokesperson, is a hospitality, design, and retail consultant whose clients have included The Waldorf=Astoria and Plaza Hotels. Easton’s family traces their tea roots to the early 1800s, when ancestors first introduced tea plants from India and China to the Colony of Ceylon, thus building one of the largest and best cultivated teas estates on the island.
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AFTERNOON TEA…TIPS, TERMS and TRADITIONS
72 pages of how to’s, 27 photos, history, etiquette and FAQ about afternoon tea, serving styles and more. “Tea is the luxury everyone can afford!™”
TEA TRAVELS™ – FOR THE HOLIDAYS
64 pages, 21 color photos. A complete holiday menu includes 25 easy to prepare recipes; theme teas, decorating & gift ideas; invitation template and secret sources.