Garden Party Tea Sandwiches Recipe
In the 1930's, tea parties were the ultimate in elegance.
Women wore frilly dresses and white lace gloves.
They sat at tables decorated with flowers, silver teapots and
Drank tea from delicate china cups.
Ladies nibbled on dainty finger sandwiches and
Ate small cookies.
In the summer, these parties were held in the garden..
Hence the name "Garden Party"
To recreate the Garden Tea Party of yesteryear,
Set a table in your favorite outdoor setting...
In your garden, on a terrace or your patio.
Serve hot cups of tea,
Along with these delicious...
Garden Party Tea Sandwiches~
Tea Party Sandwiches~
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, room temperature
4 T orange marmalade
1 loaf party rye bread
Tiny edible flowers
Flower cookie cutter
Place cream cheese in a small bowl
Stir the marmalade into the cream cheese
Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Spread half of the bread slices with the cream cheese mixture
Top with remaining slices of bread
Place the mini "sandwiches"
Side by side, accordion style
On a medium piece of foil
Wrap sandwiches in foil
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours
(Will keep for 1 day)
Remove sandwiches from refrigerator
Unwrap sandwiches from foil
Place one sandwich at a time on a sheet of wax paper
Using a rolling pin, gently flatten sandwich
Wipe rolling pin off if necessary to prevent sticking
Using flower shaped cookie cutter
Carefully cut out flower shaped sandwiches
Repeat with remaining sandwiches
Arrange flower sandwiches on a plate
Decorate each sandwich with an
Edible flower~
How to brew Hot Tea~
1. Select your tea;
Tea bags or loose leaf tea
black, green or herbal
2. Boil the water;
Use fresh drawn water
Using a stove-top kettle
Bring the water to a boil
You want the water to be
at least 200 degrees (F)
3. Place one tea bag or
a filled tea infuser in
each cup or mug
4. Pour boiling water over tea bag
or infuser, stir briefly
5. Wait; brew or steep tea for
1 or 2 minutes per cup of tea
6. Remove the tea bag or
remove tea infuser.
Discard tea bag or
empty contents of infuser.
*Tip:
Never squeeze tea bags
Simply remove and throw away
Squeezing the bag will release a
bitter taste into your tea
7. Serve tea with cream, milk,
sugar cubes and lemon slices.
How to make Iced Tea~
1 family size Luzianne tea bag
- 2 cups (cold) boiling water
- sugar to taste
- 2 cups cold water
- Bring 2 cups of cold water to a rolling boil
- Gently pour boiling water over 1 family size tea bag
Steep for 3-5 minutes
Remove tea bag *see tip
Sweeten to taste
Add 2 cups cold water and chill.
Serve over ice with lemon slices if desired
Makes 1 quart (32 oz)
Until Next Time~