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A Spot of Tea
Brenda's English
Afternoon Tea Primer
By
Brenda Williams
"The First Lady of Teas"
Discover the
proper way to prepare and serve English Afternoon Tea.
Photography by Paul Williams
Book Design by Jackie Marx
Soft Cover, 28 pages,
5 1/2" x 8 1/2", Saddle Stitched.
Usually
shipped within 72 hours
Each book comes with a bag of
English Tea.
Choose the flavor you would like
by typing ONE of the following in the "questions or special
requests" box on the ORDER BLANK.
ENGLISH BREAKFAST
DECAFFEINATED
•
ASSAM EARL GREY
•
DARJEELING YORKSHIRE GOLD
GREEN TEA
$10.95 PLUS SHIPPING
For orders
outside of the US, e-mail for a shipping rate prior
to placing an order.
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Peak at
a Page!
CLICK HERE
to see a page from this book!
Also by
Brenda Williams
Afternoon
Tea Invitations
Invite your
guests to tea with lovely invitations. Clear plastic box of 8 cardstock invitations
with white envelopes.
$6.25 PLUS SHIPPING
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outside of the US, e-mail for a shipping rate prior
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This is a delightful book, filled with things girlfriends love
and with special ways to spend time with one another.
Discover everything from recipes and traditions to the
details of an afternoon tea.
$10.95
PLUS SHIPPING
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outside of the US, e-mail for a shipping rate prior
to placing an order.
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a Page!
Women
are like teabags, they don't know how strong they are until they
get into hot water!
Eleanor Roosevelt |
Brenda's English
Afternoon Tea Primer
A Spot of Tea
What a delightful
book! If you've ever wanted to know the proper way to prepare
and serve English Afternoon Tea, you will find it here.
Revisiting the
ceremony of Afternoon Tea gives us a way to experience the
graciousness and charm of times past; and to incorporate this
historic gentility into today's casual lifestyle.
This
book includes:
•The
origin of tea
•The
history of Afternoon Tea
•High
Tea -- and what to serve
•Recipes
for tea sandwiches, scones, Devonshire cream, lemon tea bars,
almond tea, and more.
•How
to make a "proper" pot of tea
•and
much more!
Tea Time is a delightful time of
day. It is a time to relax and enjoy the company of others.
Let Brenda help
you plan your next social with friends!
Ideal for:
• Birthdays
• Bridge Groups
• Gardening Clubs
•
Bridal and Wedding Showers
• That special client
• Private Parties
• Group / Club Events
• Retirement / Assisted Living
Residents
• School
Programs
Tea Gift Baskets
Brenda offers a line of gift
baskets as well as custom tea gifts.
TEA GIFTS
"Insider" information about the "taking of tea" from English
born and bred, Brenda Williams.
What people
are saying about Brenda's English Afternoon Tea. . .
"What fun to taste the different
teas and sandwiches. Your presentation was wonderful. You are
a delight"
--Vim, Vigor and Vitality
Gals, Red Hat Society, Arizona
"Brenda, I wanted you to know how
pleased I was with our tea. I have received many compliments,
thanks to your expertise."
--Fran Burkhardt
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About the
Author
Brenda Williams
"The First Lady of Teas"
Brenda Williams
was born and raised in England. She moved to Canada in 1966,
and then to the United States (Denver, Colorado) in 1980.
Three years later, Brenda opened a tearoom in Denver.
During her time in
Colorado, she was on the board of the Colorado Food
Association, which was overseen by the Colorado Department of
Agriculture. Brenda also taught English Afternoon Tea classes
for the Denver Free University. In 1989, she began
manufacturing her own scone mix, preserves, lemon curd and
stuffing mixes. These products were sold throughout the United
States.
Brenda sold her
Denver tearoom in 1996, and relocated to Surprise, Arizona,
where she proudly offers Brenda's English Afternoon Tea
served in your home.
Review of Brenda's book by:
Tea Room Guide
www.tearoomguide.net
Brenda Williams may be living the sunbird’s
life in Arizona these days, but you’d better believe that
she’s British through and through. A former tea room owner,
Brenda offers teas, accessories, British gourmet treats, and
tea party packages for adults and children via her current
business, Brenda’s English Teas. She is also the author of the
next gift basket book on my list: A
Spot of Tea ~ Brenda’s Afternoon Tea Primer.
This delightful little book clearly and
concisely tells you everything you need to know to serve or
partake of this most English of tea rituals. Each of the 25
pages is packed with etiquette, tips, and how-to’s, from
preparing a proper pot of English tea and the required
equipage, to how to hold a teacup and how to stir your tea
(yes, there is a correct way to do each of these!). You’ll
also find an outline of the basic types of teas, as well as
the origins of tea and of afternoon tea itself. Brenda
provides an afternoon tea menu and recipes for an array of
tempting teatime tidbits.
Every copy of A Spot of Tea is presented
charmingly with a teabag tucked inside the front cover — mine
was Harrison & Crossfield’s Scottish Breakfast tea — to enjoy
at your next English tea time. But what I appreciate most is
that after you’ve finished reading this primer, you will never
again be tempted to refer to afternoon tea as “high tea!”
I picked up the next two little tea books —
gift basket books — last weekend when we visited Biltmore
Estate for our fifteenth wedding anniversary. They were
stocked in the Confectionery shop along with several types of
packaged teas (most notably a selection from the
not-so-distant Bigelow tea estate), a few teapots, mugs, and
teaspoons, and some very yummy tea-flavoured hard candies.
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