Old Style Afternoon Tea Party

Dave_liverpool

I think more nibbles with the champers, so now blinis (spelling?) are on!

Lucie_2

The most impressive salad to do for a "bring a dish" party is Tuna Nicoise. Everyone is always dead impressed for some reason!
Tuna (preferably fresh, but tinned if you must), lettuce, tomato, hard boiled egg, cooked green beans, cold potato, black olives & a french vinaigrette. Don't add the dressing til you are ready to serve.
However, not very British!

pixie1

I want to make afternoon / evening (due to the time difference) tea on Friday to enjoy whilst watching the royal wedding.

I want to have salmon sandwiches with onion and cucumber in vinegar (crusts cut off) but i dont know how to do the O&C which vinegar do you use and also do you add water or sugar??

Another thing i want to make are scones which i would love to have with jame and colted cream. I cant (obviously) get cornish colted cream here so what alternative could i use?

I will also be having egg and cress sandwiches and little cakes with pimms

Many thanks in advance for helping.

Pix x

jackieglasgow

how to make your own clotted cream (heavy cream is double cream)

pickled cucumber - I have made this and it is delicious.

Frugalista

To be honest, we just soak the thinly sliced veg in ordinary malt vinegar overnight (separately). I usually add a couple of spoonfuls of sugar to the onion to take away the sharpness. HTH

williacg

I like doing the little pitta pockets, filling them with chicken salad and mayo or smoked salmon and cucumber. Mmm, I'm feeling pretty peckish.

Reverbe

that sounds lovely.. enjoy the day!

poohzee

Hi, I run Baby Sensory and Toddler Sense classes and we are having special Royal Wedding sessions this week. It has been suggested that we provide cupcakes but I was hoping to do something else...maybe more exciting but they need to be quick, easy and cheap!! I dont ask for much!! I was thinking about cucumber sandwiches and something sweet. They cant be messy either and they dont need to be suitable for the kids just the mums and dads! Thanks in advance!!

asbokid

We are'nt doing much for the wedding, may get an extra bottle of white lightning just to see us thru.

Pink.

Hi poohzee,

This thread has suggestions for a royal wedding party:

Picnic but party food

And this one has some good ideas for afternoon tea that may help:

Old Style Afternoon Tea Party

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