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Cooking & Entertaining
CORNISH
CREAM TEA PARTY
for Mother's Day
 Mother's Day is the perfect day to show your Mom
how much you care. Put your best entertaining skills to work and
show Mom how special she is to you by inviting her to a nostalgic
Tea Party.
Cream Teas are almost like the traditional English
Afternoon Teas, but are characterized by their jam and clotted
cream filled scones. Cornwall, the land of Celtic customs, quaint
histories of witchcraft and smuggling and long lasting traditions,
is famous for its cuisine. As much as it's Pasties and Saffron Cake
are famous, Cornish Cream Teas are known worldwide for scones
filled with traditional Cornish Clotted Cream. A lovely Tea on
the Lawn with a delicious menu of Cornish recipes will bring back
the nostalgia of Victorian times as you sip refreshing tea with
beloved Mom and reminisce things about your childhood. Party
Theme: Cornish, Cornwall, Victorian, British Party
Location: Outdoors. Park, Beach or even your own lawn, garden
or back yard will be provide the perfect setting. Party
Invitations: Spring flowers and blooms should be the theme for
your invitations.  1.
Invitation Cards made using pressed flowers.
2. Floral
Cutout Invitation Cards for Mom.
3. A little May Basket or Tussie-Mussie made with silk or real
flowers with a card tied to it with
a decorative ribbon serve as pretty little individual invitations.
Alternatively stick the card to a stick and fix the stick into the
basket. (See picture.)
Party
Decorations: Flowers, Floral Centerpieces and Tussie-Mussies 1.
Use spring blooms from the garden to cheer up your table. For a
traditional Cornish look, use Bluebells and Hazels. Bluebells and
Hazels are used plentifully in Cornish May Day celebrations.
2. Make this lovely Spring Flower
Arrangement.
3. Make Victorian Tussie Mussies and tie them to the back of each
chair.
4. Place little May Baskets (small baskets filled with spring
flowers) on every placemat.
5. Line up colorful or clear bottles, decanters or glasses and
place a single bloom like a tulip or gerbera daisy in each. Party
Menu: Traditional Cornish Recipes and refreshing, sparkling
tea. Choose from the following 1. Cornish Splits with
Clotted
Cream and Strawberry Jam
2. Vegan Cornish Pasties
3. Cornish Farings (Light Biscuits)
4. Saffron Buns
6. Any Aromatic Tea or Indian Masala Chai Tea
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