This page is a work in progress!!!!!!
I am working on this slowly, keep checking back as I add more stuff!
This is a link to the Tea Banquet that I did. I am still working on it,
but you can get some ideas from it.
Darlene Vensel from Bruin, PA sent this in:
 We went to a birthday party and all the girls 'dressed up' like they were going to a tea party.
They wore the big floppy hats and the little girls wore the big
shoes like they wear when they are dressing up like mom and the dresses they would wear. Some
of the women even made 'period' dresses from the twenties and thirties like their moms wore or
they would have worn when they were little girls. The little girls loved it. They carried their
favorite teddy bears and whatever and wore the boas around their neck. It was so much fun.
Even the teenaged girls dressed up.
Since it was A tea party one of the games was where we had to guess the
names of songs. All the songs started with a T. They were hymns, patriotic songs and
childrens songs.
The winners came in two groups....over 17 and under 17. I would have had it in three groups
and the kids sorta missed out on that. Some of them were only five and six and they were having
so much fun guessing! Then everyone had to take their own tea cup and they teacups were judged
as to what was the prettiest, most unique and whatever. Thanks Darlene!
CANDIED TEA STIRRERS
vegetable cooking spray
34 pieces fruit flavored hard candy--crushed--lemon,cinnamon etc.
2 TBSP light corn syrup
heavy weight plastic spoons
Directions:
Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper.
Spray with cooking spray. In a small
heavy saucepan combine crushed candies
and corn syrup and melt over low eat
stirring frequently.
Spoon candy into bowl of each spoon.
Place spoons on prepared cookie sheet
with handles on rims and spoons level.
Allow to harden.
Store in air tight container.
COFFEE HOUSE CHOCOLATE SPOONS
6 ounces semisweet chocolate pieces
4 ounces milk chocolate pieces or white -- mint, etc.
20 plastic spoons
Place a piece of waxed paper on a cookie sheet large enough to hold 20 to 24 of your plastic
spoons. Place semisweet chocolate pieces in a heavy saucpan over low heat, stirring constantly
until the chocolate begins to melt. Immediately remove from heat; stir until smooth. Dip spoons
into chocolate, tapping the handle of the spoon against the side of the pan to remove excess
chocolate. Place spoons on waxed paper; refrigerate for 30 minutes or until chocolate is set.
Place milk chocolate (or chocolate of your choice) in a heavy saucpan over low heat, stirring
constantly untilchocolate begins to melt. Immediately remove from heat; stir until smooth.
Place the melted chocolate in a small, heavy self sealing bag. Using scissors, make a small cut
in the corner of the bag; drizzle on or both sides of the covered spoons, making a decorative
pattern. (Small dots, zig-zag lines, circles, etc.) The above 2 steps can be reversed if you
like! Get 6 ozs. of white chocolate to cover the spoons and 4 ozs. of chocolate of your choice
to use to decorate the spoons. Refrigerate spoons for 30 minutes to allow chocolate to set.
Wrap each spoon separately in clear or colored plastic wrap. Use ribbon to tie off plastic wrap.
Store in a cool dry place for 2 to 3 weeks until ready to give as gifts. Place chocolate covered
spoons in a new coffee mug and give along with homemade muffins, scones, biscuits, cookies, etc.
This link to Barbara's Entourage is FULL of information on TEA. It also has links to alot of other sites about
tea. This should help give you more ideas!
 
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