How to Select Food for a Tea Party
Sugar, spice and everything nice is the way to approach the food selection for your tea party. Select fare that's easy to eat while socializing. Delicate finger sandwiches filled with savory foods and melt-in-your-mouth desserts will do the trick. Don't be afraid to get creative by seeking out new and delicious recipes. And, of course, supplying lots and lots of wonderfully brewed teas--even iced! Does this Spark an idea?
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Plan the Menu for Your Tea Party
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Figure out how much food you'll require to feed the number of attendees. Write up a menu in the planning stages of your tea party.
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Serve light sandwiches, a popular staple at tea parties, sometimes called finger sandwiches. These are cut in little triangle or square shapes and displayed on serving trays.
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Select the fillings for your sandwiches. Take into consideration your guests might not all like the same foods. Have a variety of breads, such as rye, white and pumpernickel. Do the same with the fillings, offering cream cheese and cucumbers, egg salad, and crab meat.
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Try out some sandwich recipes at FoodNetwork.com (see Resources below).
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Serve the tea. Have teapots filled with hot water on each table and a selection of individual tea bags so your guests can take what kind they want. Or you can have pots of tea already brewed available at a serving area.
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Offer at least two kinds of tea for people to choose from. Have all the proper essentials for tea-lovers: lemon wedges, honey, cream or milk and lumps of sugar (for an old school touch).
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Mix up the sweet offerings for dessert. Traditional delights for garden parties are small cakes, muffins, scones and fruit tarts. Select jams and preserves for guests to spread on the scones and muffins. Get more tea party food ideas at Evite (see Resources below).
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Tips & Warnings
Offer bite-sized appetizers of mini quiches and potato puffs served on platters. This is a nice way to get a tea party started. It's also a polite touch for guests who get there early or those waiting for others to arrive.
Give your guests a little serving of well-being. Serve up the ancient blend of chai tea. It's brewed with black tea, sweeteners, milk, honey and a combination of spices. Some experts say it has a calming effect as well as health advantages.
