Afternoon Tea: A Timeless Tradition by Muriel Moffat

By Muriel Moffat

A tasty peek on the culture of afternoon tea on the Fairmont Empress lodge -- and the spell binding heritage of taking tea.

Muriel Moffat has been sipping tea at Victoria's storied Empress resort for 60 years -- and sharing all these attractive cups with 4 generations of Moffats. while she poured her love of all issues tea right into a darling little ebook, it quickly turned a bestseller, with 30,000 copies offered from the cabinets of the Empress present store in precisely 5 years.

Beautifully redesigned and prepared for its booklet exchange debut, Afternoon Tea deals a peek behind the scenes on the significant resort, the place afternoon tea has been serious about splendor and gourmand indulgence for the reason that 1908. integrated are numerous well-loved recipes from the Tea foyer, which has hosted the likes of Queen Elizabeth II, Rudyard Kipling and Shirley Temple.

This captivating publication is additionally a chatty and vibrant background of tea and the various rituals surrounding it, certain to entertain the amateur and fanatic alike. Steeped in a love of traditions, Ms. Moffat's cherished ebook celebrates a littleknown ritual which can simply be the root of every little thing priceless -- kinfolk, pals and, in fact, tea."

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6 Remove from heat and let cool. indd 54 12/04/12 9:17 AM B u i l di ng t h e T r i f l e 1 Split cake in half horizontally and spread bottom layer of cake with jam. 2 Replace the top cake layer on top. 3 Cut cake into ¾” cubes and place in large glass bowl. 4 Pour the syrup over the cake. 5 Pour custard over cake. 6 Cover and let chill overnight. w h i p p e d C r e a m 1 Beat together whipping cream, white sugar, icing sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form. 2 Smooth whipping cream over top of trifle.

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