Tuesday Tea Time

Any one who knows me knows I love Tea. English Black

Tea. Real Tea. No sugar, no milk, no green or herb Tea.

Just good Black Tea. The last 25 years I have made it

my hobby to visit Tea Rooms around the US and UK

to critique and enjoy the Tea.

This is a photo of The Orangery outside

Kensington Palace, the last place Princess

Diana lived before she died. The Orangery

is open to the public for Tea. It's the most

Beautiful Setting in the UK I have been to

for Tea.

In Cornwall they have what they call

"Cream Tea" instead of "High Tea" like

they would in London, NY or Chicago.

Cream Tea consists of a pot of Tea,

a Fruit Scone (Raisin we would call it here)

and all the trimmings including Cornish

Clotted Cream. (Hence the name)

The Best Tea I have had consistently is at the

Ritz Carlton. I get what they call the "Royal

Tea" which means it comes with a glass of

champagne!!

The Ritz Carlton employees there own pastry

chef, that is one very good reason there Tea is

always wonderful!!! Also they are true traditionalists

with a Harp playing, each person has there own

Tea pot and choice of Tea, and the Tea sandwiches

are always fresh and wonderfully different.

Cheers......

Kate at Tea at the Ritz after two glasses of

champagne!!

Thanks to Barb at Grits and Glamour for

Hosting this Great New Tuesday Event!!

http://gritsglamour.blogspot.com/