Pretty Rose Tea
From Breakfasts and teas, 1907
Best for those with a rose garden.
Presented as published in 1907. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Breakfasts and teas (1907) by Paul Pierce, page 30. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Pretty Rose Tea. One of the most beautiful "rose" teas can be given 74 Breakfasts and Teas if one has a rose garden. Hundreds of dozens of roses, white for the drawing-room, led for the hall and library, yellow for the music room and pink for the din- ing room can be used. The roses are placed in immense Oriental bowls on polished table tops. The tea table has an immense basket of pink and white roses in rare varieties and the surface of the table is covered with a smilax mat bordered with pink roses and tiny electric light bulbs looking like glow worms. The ice cream is in the shape of a pink cup with green handles filled with fruit the whole being of ice cream and very de- licious. With this is served little pink cakes and candy roses and chocolate with whipped cream
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