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You can win an exciting book on Afternoon Tea with a lot of delicious recipes! Enter the contest and tell me which book you’d like to win!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Win one of two books about Afternoon Tea. One is written in English and the other in German. Both contain a lot of recipes for the perfect afternoon tea party as well as interesting background information on afternoon tea.<\/p>\n Please tell me in a comment whether you would prefer to get the English or the German book. You can write your comment<\/p>\n Only one comment per site is allowed.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n My Blueberry Basket \u2013 Food Blog <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cBut indeed I would rather have nothing but tea.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Jane Austen, Mansfield Park<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, \u2026 Who has never heard of the many novels that Jane Austen wrote? Even if you have never read one of them you might have seen one of the film versions. And if so you might remember one of the \u201ctea scenes\u201d. Jane Austen and her contemporaries already loved drinking tea at social gatherings. The special Afternoon Tea with all the cakes and snacks has not been invented, though \u2013 this happened a little bit\u00a0later when the Seventh Duchess of Bedford invited her friends \u2013 but nevertheless, tea was drunk at almost any time of the day. At around 1800\u00a0 tea was very popular after dinner, which would have been some time in the late afternoon or early evening.<\/p>\n \u201cThe gentlemen came \u2026 the ladies crowded round the table where Miss Bennett was making tea.\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tea was also served in public places where dance events were held and at home, when the neighbours would pop in for a visit. However, one thing can be said for sure, tea was very expensive in those days. And so it was the lady of the house who would brew the tea. The little dried leaves were always safely locked away in wooden boxes called tea caddies. The key to the lock was on a chain around the lady\u2019s neck, just to make sure that the servants would not help themselves to the precious leaves. After all, they only got the second brew.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nowadays tea has become a commodity good which can be afforded by almost everyone. The style and exclusive ambience have survived, though. Especially posh hotels in London and other big cities around the world love to keep up the tradition. Fine bone china, elegant silverware and linen, all these are part of a luxurious afternoon tea. After all, we all love to wallow in luxury from time to time, don’t we!<\/p>\n Before\u00a0I introduce you to the recipes and the give-away I want to thank Nora from\u00a0Seelensachen-Fotografie<\/a>\u00a0for taking all the wonderful photos at my afternoon tea invitation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00bd lb (260 g) dried fruits (e.g. blueberries, cranberries, plums, etc.) Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F (180 \u00b0C, 160\u00b0 fan, gas mark 4).<\/p>\n Soak the dried fruits in the hot tea for at least 4 hours, but best overnight. Cover the bowl.<\/p>\n Beat the butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs until light and fluffy. Combine the flour and the baking powder and add it to the butter-egg-mixture. Beat until well combined. Squeeze the tea out of the fruits using your hands and add them to the dough. Fold them into the dough. Add some of the Earl Grey Tea in which the fruits soaked until you get a soft dough.<\/p>\n Line a 10 inch (26 cm) loaf pan with butter and dust it with flour. Transfer the dough into the loaf pan and bake\u00a0it\u00a0in the preheated oven for about 50 minutes.<\/p>\n Allow to cool for about 10 minutes, then turn onto a serving plate and allow to cool completely. Dust with icing sugar before serving.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"German](\"http:\/\/www.myblueberrybasket.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/German-blog-entry2.png\")
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<\/a><\/p>\nEarl Grey Fruit Cake<\/h2>\n
\n1 \u00bc cups (300 ml) strong Earl Grey Tea (hot)
\n3 tablespoons (100 g) butter
\n\u00bd cup (100 g) sugar
\n3 eggs
\n1 teaspoon vanilla extract
\n1 cup (220 g) flour, all purpose
\n2 heaped teaspoons baking powder
\n1\/3 cup (50 g) chopped of ground almonds<\/p>\n
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