Tea at Downton: Afternoon Tea Recipes From The Unofficial Guide to Downton Abbey: Downton Abbey Tea Books
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Come rain or shine in Edwardian England, everything stopped for tea. Downton Abbey was no different.
But what would our beloved Crawley household have eaten at their sacred 4 o’clock institution?
In Tea at Downton - Afternoon Tea Recipes From The Unofficial Guide to Downton Abbey we share the recipes of the golden age of England. At the height of the power of the British Empire, Mrs Patmore would have every possible kind of delicious ingredients to draw from.
In this book you’ll learn:
- Step by step through how to throw the perfect tea party – Downton Style. From the etiquette behind how to hold one’s tea cup correctly to the recipe for the favourite sandwich of Queen Alexandra of the time.
- Wow all of your friends with these simple to follow authentic recipes, and be sure even the Dowager Duchess would be impressed by your social graces.
- From the bottom tier sandwiches to the elegant cakes of the top tier, we cover it all. Not forgetting of course the perfect scone recipe and its accompanying jams.
- Follow the ways Mrs Patmore would have planned her menus to keep spending to minimum and you too can enjoy a most delightful repast for just a few shilling!
So, what are you waiting for? Carson has opened the door to let you in. Let’s see what’s for tea....
Scroll up and get your copy of Tea at Downton - Afternoon Tea Recipes From The Unofficial Guide to Downton Abbey. You’ll be glad you did!
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Tea at Downton - Elizabeth Fellow
Introduction
Come rain or shine in Edwardian England, everything stopped for tea. Just what would our beloved Crawley household have eaten at their sacred 4 o’clock institution?
These are the recipes of the golden age of England. At the height of the power of the British Empire, Mrs Patmore would have every possible kind of delicious ingredients to draw from.
Sadly, the tradition of tea has declined over time, but recently it has enjoyed a rather elaborate renaissance.
This book takes you through the steps of how to throw the perfect tea party. From the etiquette behind how to hold one’s teacup correctly to the recipe for the favourite sandwich of Queen Alexandra.
Delight all of your friends with these simple-to-follow authentic recipes, and be sure that even the Dowager Duchess would be impressed with your social graces.
From the bottom tier sandwiches to the elegant cakes of the top tier, we cover it all. Not forgetting of course the perfect scone recipe and its accompanying jams.
Follow the ways Mrs Patmore would have planned her menus to keep spending to a minimum, and you too can enjoy a most delightful repast for just a few shilling!
So, what are we waiting for? Carson has opened the door to let you inside. Let’s see what’s for tea!
Preface
This book is arranged into two main sections. The first is the history behind afternoon tea and how it came to be, why it flourished, and how England has nearly lost one of its finest institutions. Hopefully you, the reader, will do your bit to revive it.
We discuss how to make the perfect cup of tea, and why, in fact, the English love the beverage quite so much.
The second part of the book has the recipes. Many are taken from original cookbooks of the time, others like the Chelsea Bun and Eccles Cake have stood the test of time and have been passed from mother to daughter.
Follow the tips for etiquette of which part of the tea cup goes where, and avoid those dreadful faux pas which really one can only excuse Tom Branson from making.
Without further ado...It’s time for tea.
Elizabeth Fellow
The Origins and History of Afternoon Tea:
The afternoon tea is the quintessential British tradition. Any political changes to be made by members of the Downton household are manoeuvred and strategized by the women at teatime. Unravelling their napkins one just knows there will be something of great importance discussed. But just how did it come to be, that in England Everything stops for tea
?
Its origins date back to the mid-1840s. It is thought we owe thanks to the Duchess of Bedford, Anna Marie Russell, a lifelong friend and Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria. On a visit to the Duke of Rutland in the beautiful Belvoir Castle (pronounced Beaver) in Leicestershire, the duchess found she was too hungry to wait until dinner, which would have been served at about 8pm.
She instructed her lady-in-waiting to bring her some sandwiches and cake, which she ate in her chamber. Finding it the perfect repast to get her through from breakfast to evening, she began taking this new meal each day. Realising it could be quite jolly to collect news and chatter, she invited other ladies to join her