“Come along inside… We’ll see if tea and buns can make the world a better place.”

[elspethsheir]

Welcome! It's not snowing outside, but neither is it raining, and it's crisp and cold out there, which makes it a perfect time for a tea party. (Although any time is Tea Time, really.)

Comments

[endlessdeep]

Happy Tea Day!

I made tea icons to share. :)

[elspethsheir]

Oh, these icons are lovely! I will have to snag a few :-)

I was in Houston twice, when Ter lived there. I wish I'd known of this tea list then!

*Hugs* I'm glad to hold these parties, and even happier that people enjoy them. (And if you use ladyfingers in a tiramisu cheesecake, please tell us how wonderful it was!)

[tinuviellen]

That's my china pattern! The yellow one. Eeeee!

[caliwendy3658]

You're making me want to bake more than I already do! Sadly I decided that cold germs should not go into people's Christmas presents so I've had to postpone my baking plans. This afternoon I'm just cuddling up on the couch drinking organic peppermint tea.

[elspethsheir]

I think peppermint tea is the perfect thing for a cold. Although... the wassail would probably drown out the sick in about two sips. Hee.

[miss_dian]

Thank you so much! I love everything about this post :)

[elspethsheir]

Aw, thank you! I hope you find some lovely new recipes to try!

a swoonable tea cookie

[tinuviellen]

I recently made these Martha Stewart gingersnap cookies as the basis for homemade ice cream sandwiches (with butter pecan ice cream, mmmm) but they have a great bite on their own with a cup of tea

Re: a swoonable tea cookie

[elspethsheir]

You had me at 'butter pecan ice cream'! Hee. It sounds lovely - I may try my hand at these this week!

ETA: When you don't use the sugar for sprinkling, is there any discernible difference in the crispness of the outside of the cookie? (I find with the recipe I use, if I forego the sugar for rolling, they're much softer.)

Re: a swoonable tea cookie

[tinuviellen]

The butter pecan is pretty perfect as a foil for the ginger - sweet and spicy together. However, I can only eat about half before it gets too intense for me - another argument for decreasing the size of the cookie, perhaps. (Or you can just do what I did and cut them in half while frozen.)

Now, as far as levels of crispness, that's a fantastic question. I haven't made any batches completely without sugar, so I don't think I can answer it with any authority. I mostly adjusted the amount I sprinkled until I could actually see and taste it. My guess would go along with yours, too, though - that the sugared version is more crispy.

Re: a swoonable tea cookie

[valancy_s]

Sis, you subject line is making me think - we need a tea-related t-shirt design. We must brainstorm!

[elspethsheir]

This is beautiful.

[winkingstar]

That's such a beautiful poem!