Maw Broon's Afternoon Tea Book: Commonwealth and Empire Edition of the Nation's Favourite Scottish Afternoon Tea Recipes

Maw Broon and the Glebe Street Afternoon Tea Ladies bring you the best of their Scottish recipes for fancy cakes and dainty savories. Theyve also written their very own (idiosyncratic) advice on the etiquette of afternoon tea for their friends and family at home and abroad in the Commonwealth and Empire. Miss Gardner a teacher and one of the Glebe Street afternoon tea ladies has written out the recipes nice and neat so that everyone can make the traditional recipes and enjoy a good Scottish afternoon tea. But Maws proven advice and unique observations in her own vernacular are also sprinkled throughout this colorful bright and entertaining book. Youll be well equipped to present an outstanding spread with near enough 100 braw recipes. These include cheese pastries savory choux buns mini quiches fairy cakes (who needs cupcakes!) millefeuille (whit? thats a vanilla slice if youre a Broon) swiss roll eclairs meringues brandy snaps gipsy creams empire biscuits and many more. In addition theres a selection of recipes to help you make the perfect celebration cake. Cover it in ganache buttercream marzipan fondant or royal icingtake your pick. Extras include illustrations of 12 recipe cards scattered throughout that include strawberry jam raspberry jam apple jelly tablet chocolate truffles and chantilly cream. And there are some vintage "Aunt Kate" recipes (taken from Maws favorite magazine The Peoples Friend) for a nostalgic and homely look. This is the perfect gift full of Broons humor and delicious Scottish recipes to enable you to host your own afternoon tea partyor just conduct yourself with manners when youre in a posh tearoom. All the main recipes are braw.