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Recipe – Cherry Bakewell Tarts
Bakewell tart is good but Cherry Bakewell is so much better! (If you like glace cherries!) A Bakewell tart is a sweet pastry case with jam on the base then covered with a cake mixture, usually made with ground almonds and / or ground rice and then baked in the oven. With this recipe glace Continue reading
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Recipe – Shortbread Kisses
Coffee Kisses, melting moments or chocolate shortbread kisses. Whatever you you want to call them they are delicious. I have made plain ones with chocolate on top and I made them rather large so they would photograph better. You will need: 6 oz Self Raising Flour 3 oz Caster Sugar 3 oz butter Continue reading
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Recipe – Madeira Cake
A Madeira cake is what we call a rich cake even though it does not have any fruit in it. It is a plain cake with a close texture and is delicious sliced and spread with a little butter. You will need: 5 oz butter 5 oz caster sugar 3 eggs, Continue reading
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Autumn: Tea, Scones, and Pumpkin!
Break out the tea kettles and tea cozies! Autumn is finally here after a long and brutal summer! Back in June, I compared and contrasted how British and Americans take their tea during the summer. While most Americans drink their tea iced during the hot summer months, the British stick to tradition and continue to Continue reading
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Autumn is Here & We Love Chai Tea!
Chai…now doesn’t that sound like a good ring to your ears? You should know that it brings a good ring to your mouth. In several parts of the world, it’s what they call tea! But for many of us, we think of it as a spiced drink. Chai is usually made with black teas (Assam Continue reading
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Tea Cake & Tarts
Recently I discussed tea biscuits, but today I wanted to delve into another topic that is popular among Afternoon Tea: Cake! As much as biscuits are enjoyed during a nice cup of tea, sometimes a nice little cake or tart is fancied as something a little different. Battenburg/Battenberg Cake: However you spell it, it’s still Continue reading
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Brit Up Your BBQ! (Feat. Piccalilli)
As the summer holidays draw to a close, many are planning a last hurrah. Children are returning to school, and many employers give their employees a day to celebrate known as Labor Day, which is observed on the first Monday in September in the United States. Some go on vacation while others stay at home Continue reading
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Recipe – Chocolate Shortbread
Now I know we have already made shortbread but that was some time ago and this is a slightly different recipe because it contains a pinch of salt which does change the taste quite dramatically and then with the addition of the chocolate covering it makes for a whole new taste experience. You will need: Continue reading
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The English Tea Store Supports Bridges of Hope
Bridges of Hope held their first annual Afternoon Tea for Hope on Sunday, May 3rd in Nisswa, MN. The event was attended by more than 115 guests and more than 25 volunteers, including Nisswa fire fighters. Bridges of Hope is a 501c3 nonprofit serving the Brainerd Lakes Area whose mission is to build bridges of support, Continue reading
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A Tribute to Mothers
We’re finally in the month of May, and we’re in the middle of Spring. This means more outings, more time outside, and more time spent with family, especially mothers. Mother’s Day is celebrated in May in the United States. For the US, mothers have been celebrated and thanked for about a hundred years. All mothers, Continue reading
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