Afternoon Tea Week

During the week of August 8 through August 14, you can celebrate the tradition of afternoon tea. Afternoon tea began in about 1840 when the Duchess of Bedford wanted a snack with tea around 4:00 PM. The Duchess of Bedford was a friend of Queen Victoria.  The traditional afternoon tea or also known as "High Tea" continues today. All you will need is a tea set, tea, and snacks to make your afternoon tea tradition. 

Generally, the tea is served hot with a few sweet desserts. However, due to the hot summer weather, I made ice tea with a mini vegetable sandwich. All you will need is instant tea, vegetables, and bread. Do not forget to have lemon slices and ice cubes for the tea.  Here is the recipe.  

Ingredients: 

1 tomato

1 cucumber 

1 lemon

Bread

Mayonnaise or ranch dressing

Pepper and salt

Ice cubes

Instant tea and water

Preparation:

Wash and peel one cucumber. Slice the cucumber. Toast bread in the toaster. Wash and slice one tomato. Then remove the bread from the toaster. 

Next, spread mayonnaise or a little bit of ranch dressing onto the toasted bread. I used sourdough bread. Add the slices of tomato and cucumber to the toasted bread. You can use pepper and salt on the cucumbers and tomatoes. This recipe serves two people. 

In one pitcher, add water and ice cubes. Follow the instructions for the instant tea. Then slice one lemon and add lemon slices. After that serve the vegetable sandwiches with the ice tea. Here are more resources about Afternoon Tea Week. 

National Afternoon Tea Week-Time 4 Tea:

National Afternoon Tea Week - Time 4 Tea

Easy Afternoon Tea Tips for Your Next Tea-31 Daily:

Easy Afternoon Tea Tips For Your Next Tea - 31 Daily

How to Throw an Afternoon Tea Party-BBC Good Food:

How to throw an afternoon tea party | BBC Good Food

 

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