I'm having a number of my lady friends over for Holiday Tea. What kind of tea should I serve?
2006-11-25 18:58:39 · 11 answers · asked by akamoonpie 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
A tea 'buffet'. perhaps?
With a selection of Cranberry, Spice, Orange Pekoe, an herbal tea and a 'chai' to offer a taste for everyone- what fun!
2006-11-25 19:26:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A true tea party is a little fancy so I dont know about a holiday express. Just the idea of going to a hotel for a tea party kinda turns me off. Like others were saying, have it outside with nice lawn furniture like wicker or some places that do wedding receptions also do tea parties too. Also if you have a friend that has an old big house and a big dining room with a big dining room table then you could use that.
2016-05-23 03:30:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have an assortment of loose teas and make either empty tea bags (you can get them from most asian markets or where ever they sell loose teas) or loose tea strainers available. This will make your party interesting and you guests will be able to blend their own tea. Not everybody likes what you like. You can also have things like cinnamon sticks, orange and/or lemon rind, sugar sticks, cardimom, cloves, etc.. for more interesting blends. If you have a lot of guests, it could be expensive and messy, but if it's less than 15 it shouldn't be too bad.
As for eats, cookies and finger sandwiches work well. I'm a cookie lover, if you want to bake them yourself, buy one of the magazines that are onthe rack right now with the holiday cookies and at the same time use it as your shopping list. When you are baking the cookies, invite a friend to help you.
You can also get some pillsbury or some other dough (like the cressent rolls) roll it out and press it into small tart molds, and blind bake them off. You can fill them with your favorite filling and your look like a baking pro.
Good luck and have fun.
2006-11-26 08:40:45 · answer #3 · answered by Angi S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Serve a variety. You can order them from this link and they arrive quickly and are very affordable.
I found Stash Tea when I was looking for a licorice tea which is hard to find. Now I order all my teas from there.
2006-11-26 04:43:52 · answer #4 · answered by Smurfetta 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chamomile is a crowd favorite. You can never go wrong there. Maybe serve 2 different types? Chamomile and green tea? Green tea is good hot or cold.
2006-11-25 19:02:09 · answer #5 · answered by Russell 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chamomile, orange pekoe or the Gunpowder variety from Twinings which has to be boiled and seeped before serving.
2006-11-26 00:14:03 · answer #6 · answered by Scent of Nutmeg 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Prob chamomile if you want 1 flavor. Why not give them a few choices?
I found a gingerbread tea. It's delicious!
2006-11-26 00:57:24 · answer #7 · answered by puppamama 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are so many nice teas out there. Don't limit yourself, get a variety. Your friends will appreciate the choices.
2006-11-26 03:14:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A nice cinnamon nutmeg tea with assorted Christmas cookies & pastries......Sure to be a crowd pleaser...
2006-11-26 09:55:17 · answer #9 · answered by sandypaws 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Earl Grey, hot. Twinings is best.
2006-11-25 19:09:34 · answer #10 · answered by littlechrismary 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋