Vintage Tea Party

Teatime Treasured Tea Things Where to find the Vintage Look How to Cheat in Style The Start of the Affair How Teatime Began From Drawing Room to Tearoom Choosing Your Tea Milk and the Perfect Cup of Tea The History of the Sandwich Teatime Tipples Preserves Tea in the Drawing Room High Tea Tea in the Garden Fireside Tea Nursery Tea Index of Recipes

CHRIS CALDICOTT is a journalist and photographer. With his wife Carolyn Caldicott he owned and ran the World Food Cafe in London's Covent Garden. He and Carolyn are co-authors of three Frances Lincoln vegetarian cookery books and his photographs also appear in a wide range of newspapers and magazines. Since 1991 he has been an official photographer for the Royal Geographical Society. He lives in Winchester. For many years, CAROLYN CALDICOTT and her husband Chris owned the World Food Cafe in London's Covent Garden, where they cooked and served delicious vegetarian food from recipes collected on their travels. They are the authors of three vegetarian cookery books published by Frances Lincoln.

An appealing and beautifully photographed little book full of delicious recipes by Carolyn Caldicott. New teashops seem to be springing up all over the place, and this celebration of all that is quintessentially British deserves a space both on the cookery and gift bookshelves. Bookseller What a delightful cookery book this is! Full of yummy recipes for the perfect tea party. Everything from choosing the tea to seasonal celebrations is accompanied by sumptuous photographs. I guarantee this book will have you rushing into your kitchen and dusting down your best china! Wonderful. -- Waterstones Lancaster recommends The idea present for any baking fanatic, an attractively illustrated mix of history and ideas for recreating your own ideal teatime. It might be high tea, classic afternoon tea, the classics are here with new ideas and twists making for a good recipe range. Bookseller An enjoyable read, full of interesting ideas from table decoration to recipes. Period Living A delightful secular Easter present in lieu of chocolate eggs or knitted chicks; but also the perfect present for your parish priest, to inspire them to reinvent that classic social occasion, the vicarage tea party... Let everything stop for tea again. Church Times With beautiful photographs and mouth-watering recipes, Vintage Tea Party shows how you can re-create a nostalgic world of classic comfort, elegance and delicious treats. Prizes Galore A guide to the perfect tea time. Packed with historical info and beautifully illustrated. Utopia Kitchen & Bathroom Brimming with ideas and recipes for cakes, preserves and all those classic English tea-time treats that go down so well at a fete. English Garden Pretty crockery and home baking are definitely back in fashion and this lovely little book is full of ideas for sumptuous teas throughout the year. Woman Alive With beautiful photographs and mouth-watering recipes, Vintage Tea Party shows how you can re-create a nostalgic world of classic comfort,