1904 high tea

[cookiecookuk]

hi all i work in a residential home for the elderly and in june we are having an open day for all and we have decide to go back to 1904 as that is when the building first opened as a hotel and we are having a marque and we are serving high tea to all the visitors.and i am cooking all the cakes etc.any ideas from all you all on what i can bake for them. we are also all dressing up in period clothes so are a lot of the residents.

help please 😄

[*elphaba*]

http://edwardiangrandmabakes.wordpress.com/tag/afternoon-tea/

That looks helpful,  if you can't get Mrs Beeton's.

I think 'cold collations'  were popular (cold meats, raised pies etc)    And I also think the wartime fancy of tinned salmon sprinkled with vinegar sandwiches may have hailed from Edwardian picnics and would be a different taste  (its very nice, honest) 

Scones with jam and cream would hit the spot, I'm sure.

Do enjoy it - I'm sure your residents will :-x

[*elphaba*]

Cross posted

What about shortbread?   Lavender shortbreak might be another 'different' taste for them

[cookiecookuk]

thanks elphaba  nice ideas but i may be good at cakes in general but the only thing i can never master is shortbread.but the activity's coordinator has agreed  to do it for me but will suggest lavender.:-)

[**towery**]

i would have suggested things like jellies - from proper moulds, decorated with fresh fruits

blancmange even

and you cannot beat a good sherry trifle

icecreams and sorbets

they would probably used fancy glass dishes

[captainbovine]

I want egg butties:-(

please:-)

[stan3502]

I want egg butties:-(

please:-)

No shock there then CB ;-):^O

[cookiecookuk]

i love egg butties as long as they are made from salad cream and not mayo.:-)

[ilove2patch]

Yuk to salad cream!!! :^O

[bitsnknots]

Admits to liking both salad cream and mayo.

[chickengrandma-2008]

Double YUK to salad cream too.  I'm not that keen on eggs either.:-D

I'm sure my mum used to make macaroons.  Are they like almondy things on rice paper?

[captainbovine]

egg, a bit of mayo and salad cream...bit of salt.

one hundred slices of bread...dont care which type....

that'll do me:^O

[cookiecookuk]

will make sure there are plenty of both types ready for the coach to turn up.and cg macaroons are small like meringues of different colours.:-)

[captainbovine]

I love the look of those multi coloured plates of macaroons.

plain cakes are fab if they are made with good ingredients. I think too much fancy and fancy filling or shed loads of buttercream is just sickly.

[cookiecookuk]

hi following on from your ideas on this thread i decided to try make macaroons.:-)

i did not have much success the first time :-(but the second try were more successful but me thinks still need some practice.?:|

[merc1_clocks]

They look really tasty cookie...the bottom ones 😉