Reliving the delightful experiences of our London trip last year, and after sharing a traditional breakfast in my last post, I’m now posting ideas for a lovely English Afternoon Tea.
The table setting includes a cup I bought at Buckingham Palace, and my vintage pink Rosaline swirl dishes.
Vintage appliqued napkins and place mats along with pink pearl-handled flatware and my last jar of Buckingham Palace blackcurrant jam are added.
I suppose once I open and use up this last jar of jam, I’ll just have to go back and get more.
After our tour of Buckingham Palace, John and I enjoyed an elegant dessert and coffee at the outside cafe.
English Afternoon Tea
This three-tiered server offers foods similar to what we had in a London bakery.
Shortbread and pieces of pistachio fudge entice from the top tier.
I’ll be sharing the recipe for the shortbread soon. My favorite fudge is Fudge Kitchen Pistachio on the Ocean City (NJ) Boardwalk.
The middle tier includes scones, raspberry cream cheese coffee cake and slices of glazed rolls.
Here are links to some of these recipes:
Simple roast beef and cheese sandwiches fill the bottom tier.
The sandwiches we had in London were not elaborate, usually a bit of cheese, chicken or chicken salad on a baguette with lettuce and tomato.
Wish you all could join me for a lovely English Tea because I know I would have so much fun spending the afternoon with you!
John and I standing in front of Buckingham Palace.
Oh, how I miss this delightful city!
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I enjoy tea parties and this looks like such a love assortment of goodies~
Beautiful photos. I love that tiered trays are back in fashion.
What a delicious looking afternoon tea! I'd love to share it with you and your blogging buddies. London is a beautiful city – one I'd like to spend more time in, too.
Are you sure there isn't royalty in your heritage? Such a delightful afternoon tea. Jam from Buckingham Palace is definately areason for another visit. Look forward to making your scone
recipe. Ta ta for now!
Everything looks great. You've set such a pretty table
What a beautiful tea. I bet the jam is so good you could just eat it on a spoon.
What a wonderful afternoon tea. This is perfect and a lovely photo.
What a wonderful post. Is there anything nicer than a proper afternoon tea? I liked seeing all your pretty linen and dishes and the food looks delicious. Very well done.
Amalia
xo