The Book of Afternoon Tea

by Lesley Mackley

Now cooks everywhere can master the time-honored tradition of afternoon tea. Over 100 delicious, illustrated recipes teach the art of preparing traditional tea cakes and sandwiches and offer contemporary alternatives. Mackley tells how to brew the perfect cup of tea, covers the myriad of teas available, and presents menu suggestions. Color photographs.

Genres: Cookbooks, Tea, Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Drink, Doctor Who, Culinary

120 pages, Paperback

First published January 2, 2008

Reviews

[Rose Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a lovely book! Filled with lovely and easy to execute recipes. I first borrowed this from the library, but checked it out so often that I finally bought a copy.

[Kirsten Parrish]

The lemon cake, welsh rabbit toasts and lemon curd recipies are excellent

[Jackie Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

We love this book at my house! It is so fun to even just look through and imagine what to make next. Last thing we made were merengues!

[Nononoriko · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is no afternoon tea although it goes well with one.

There are fun quizzes for Doctor Who fans.

[Michelle]

This was my first tea-related book and, and is still the book I go to after years of tea cookbooks and magazines. Cucumber and Dill Hearts, Egg & Sprout Circled, and especially Spicy Chicken Sandwiches are all favorites.

[J Crossley · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art of afternoon tea has been lost in this day and age. If you are interested in what goes into an afternoon tea event, this book will give you all the details. There are also some recipes provided.

[Idyll · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've had this book since 2005. But, I've only used it a few times.

It's a basic book, with mostly desserts. There's not a lot of variation here.

Some of the interesting recipes were: Cumberland Rum Butter, Tennis Cup and Summer Tea Cup teas, Lemon Crunch Cake and Parmesan Beignets.

[Evelyn Bryant · Rating 3 out of 5]

nice recipes

[Mckinley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well laid out. Use instructions, pictures of everything.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best book EVER!!!!!

[Selena Pigoni · Rating 4 out of 5]

While the recipes themselves are pretty simple, getting them to look like the picture takes a lot of time and effort.