Who is credited with making the tea-drinking custom popular in England?
Answer: 2
Catherine of Braganza, a Portuguese Infanta, was married to Charles II. Tea was already popular in the Portuguese court. She made tea-drinking popular as it was her prefered drink.
Who is credited with the creation of afternoon tea?
Answer: 3
Anna Maria Stanhope, the Duchess of Bedford, one of Queen Victoria’s lady-in-waiting, is credited with the creation of afternoon tea. At the time, dinner was served very late. She asked to be served afternoon tea to tie over the hunger.
Here’s a post on the following up of “the Adventures of Making the Angry Birds Cake” post…
Guess what this picture is? This is the hand-drawn Thank You note from Keller who recently celebrated his 6th birthday with my fully playable and edible Angry Birds Cake! This picture really touches my heart and brings a smile to my face. It is the perfect reward to all the work that went into making the cake.
For the full post on the cake, please go to https://tweetealicious.com/category/cakes/custom-made-cakes/.
If you would like a custom-made-cake, please email me at tweetealicious@gmail.com to inquire.
Who is credited with the invention of tea bags?
Answer: 3
Thomas Sullivan was a New York tea and coffee merchant during the early 1900’s. Merchants used to send tea samples in tins. Thomas Sullivan decided to send the samples in paper packages to cut cost. The customers who received the sample, instead of troubling themselves with taking the tea out of the package, decided to put the entire package with paper into hot water. Sullivan started marketing tea bags after realizing this new way of brewing tea.
Check out the delicious shortbread cookies on the Cookies page for your next afternoon tea party or as a favor for your next shower!
Why was the phrase “dish of tea” used in the old times?
Answer: 2
Believe it or not, during the Victorian time, people used to pour their tea into the saucer to cool the tea and drink from the saucer dish. During that time, the tea cups did not have handles and therefore could burn the fingers. As a result, people would pour their tea into the saucer dish instead of holding the cup.
Check out the Scones and Cookies pages. These sweet delicious items go perfectly with a wonderful cup of hot tea!
Where does the phrase “tea and sympathy” come from?
The answer: 3
This phrase is based on the 1953 stage play “Tea and Sympathy” by Robert Anderson.
Which 4 countries are the top tea producing countries?
Answer: China, India, Kenya and Sri Lanka.
Based on data collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, these 4 countries ranked as the highest tea producing countries in 2008 in the above order.
Check out some delicious shortbread cookies made with these tea on the Cookie page of this site!
Which language did the word “cookie” derive from?
The answer: 2
The word “cookie” derives from the Dutch word “koekie” which means little cake.
The stories of Winnie the Pooh have always warmed my heart. A few months ago, as I was sorting through some letters, I came across a birthday card from Jenny to me from some years ago. Jenny and I have been very good friends for over ten years. She is like family, “a friend who sticks closer than a brother” like the verse from Proverbs 18:24. Both Jenny and I liked Pooh and Piglet a lot because their friendship spoke of the closeness of our friendship. I could not help smiling at the card which had the classic Pooh and Piglet standing together hand in hand with this heart warming quote:
“ ‘We will be friends forever, won’t we Pooh?’
asked Piglet. ‘Even longer,’ Pooh answered.”
As Jenny’s birthday approached, I started brainstorming ideas for her cake. I have had her tasting a number of my cakes for the past months. Every time she would say, “This is a good cake!” And then would add, a few seconds later, “I want a cheesecake!” So I thought a cheesecake would be perfect for her birthday. Then, when she saw the pictures of the fully playable and edible Angry Birds cake I made a few weeks ago, she said half jokingly that she wanted an Angry Birds cake just like the one I made. I thought about it and decided to make something different and unique for Jenny instead. Since Pooh and Piglet are fun characters like the angry birds, what would be better than incorporating Pooh, Piglet and a cheesecake altogether?
I 
made the characters and decorative components out of sugar paste or marshmallow fondant. As much as sugar paste and fondant are edible, I know most people probably would prefer not to eat them. So I decided to set the Pooh and Piglet scene on a stage like fondant covered cake board. It would then be set on top of the cake and could be removed readily for easy access to the cake. The board was set on the bias of one side of the cake, leaving enough room for the writing of the quote from the birthday card Jenny gave me as a symbol and celebration of our friendship. It would be my “birthday card” back to Jenny in the form of a cake.
The final result? Judging from the oohs and ahs from the dinner guests and the ear to ear grin on Jenny’s face, I think the cake was another success.
If you would like to have a special cake made, please email me at tweetealicious@gmail.com for inquiry. Thank you.
What are the four categories of tea?
– Green
– White
– Red
– Darjeeling
– Herbal
– Oolong
– Black
Answer: White, Green, Oolong, and Black
Chinese refer to Black tea as Red tea because of the color of the brew. Dargeeling is a type of Black tea. Herbal tea very often does not use tea leaves at all and therefore is not considered a tea.
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