Whilst near London, I sold one of Rob's arms to buy a "proper wee tea
set" for La Twerp and myself. China. With pretty violets on it. She's
coming tomorrow for a visit -- music to my ears: "I miss you, Baba; I
come your house."

Can I have a tea party without tea? We like coffee together, but I only
drink it in the morning. Can we drink a cold beverage from our fancy
wee tea cups? She's not allowed soda pop. I could probably get away
with some lemonade.

I told her mom to bring a dress so we can get gussied up for a proper
matinee event. (Didja like that, Margaret?)

I bought incredibly sweet strawberries at the farmers market today - can
I serve those?

What else do I need for a tea party with a two-and-a-half-year-old? I'm
out of my element.

I await your counsel and advise.
--
-Barb, www.jamlady.eboard.com Sam I Am updated 5/30/04.
Only 8 days until my birthday. "Shop early, shop often, shop
big." Good gin and cheap chocolate preferred. Or is it cheap
gin and good chocolate? I can never remember. . . .

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
Whilst near London, I sold one of Rob's arms to buy a "proper wee tea
set" for La Twerp and myself. China. With pretty violets on it. She's
coming tomorrow for a visit -- music to my ears: "I miss you, Baba; I
come your house."

Can I have a tea party without tea? We like coffee together, but I only
drink it in the morning. Can we drink a cold beverage from our fancy
wee tea cups? She's not allowed soda pop. I could probably get away
with some lemonade.

I told her mom to bring a dress so we can get gussied up for a proper
matinee event. (Didja like that, Margaret?)

I bought incredibly sweet strawberries at the farmers market today - can
I serve those?

What else do I need for a tea party with a two-and-a-half-year-old? I'm
out of my element.

I await your counsel and advise.


For a proper afternoon tea party, you need a platter of assorted,
crustless sandwiches, cut into small pieces, cucumber, tuna salad,
cream cheese and watercress, thinly sliced chicken or turkey, you now
the kind I mean. You need something sweet, scones or mini muffins
with STRAWBERRIES or JAM and if you don't have clotted cream, schlag
will do. And yes, tea is nice, but anything Sam likes will do just
fine. Lucky you.......

On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 16:25:01 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:

Whilst near London, I sold one of Rob's arms to buy a "proper wee tea
set" for La Twerp and myself. China. With pretty violets on it. She's
coming tomorrow for a visit -- music to my ears: "I miss you, Baba; I
come your house."

cute

Can I have a tea party without tea? We like coffee together, but I only
drink it in the morning. Can we drink a cold beverage from our fancy
wee tea cups? She's not allowed soda pop. I could probably get away
with some lemonade.

What about Russian Tea or Hot Apple/Cinnamon Cider (of course served
warm & not hot)

Russian Tea Mix

3/4 cup Instant Tea with Lemon (ie; Lipton)
(if can't find with lemon, add in a package of Lemonaid Kool-aid)
1 cup sugar
1-1/4 cup orange Tang
*1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp cinnamon

Mix together and add 3 heaping spoons (or to taste) to a mug of hot
water.

*if you are serving luke warm you might want to seep whole cloves &
whole cinnamon sticks in the hot tea for the flavor & then let cool
down a little for the party. They get gritty when not hot.

I told her mom to bring a dress so we can get gussied up for a proper
matinee event. (Didja like that, Margaret?)

I bought incredibly sweet strawberries at the farmers market today - can
I serve those?

I just picked a bunch from my garden. We moved here late last summer
& didn't realize how very sweet & prolific they were going to be.
Yum! Hey, you could do a Bisquick Shortcake & serve with Strawberries
in their own juice (cut up & mix with sugar) and & whip cream to top.

What else do I need for a tea party with a two-and-a-half-year-old? I'm
out of my element.

Shortbread or Lemon cookies if not doing a "dessert" such as noted
above.

I await your counsel and advise.


Denise, Brian & Wyatt (May 31, 02)

A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...
A true friend will be sitting next to you saying,
"Damn...that was fun!"

If you happen to have some more tiny cups and saucers, such as demi
tasse or espresso, invite some of your Bears to join you. Put some
honey sandwiches on the platter for them. Little stuffed toy Bears
love parties.

On 2004-06-17 22:25:01 +0100, Melba's Jammin'
said:

Whilst near London, I sold one of Rob's arms to buy a "proper wee tea
set" for La Twerp and myself. China. With pretty violets on it.
She's coming tomorrow for a visit -- music to my ears: "I miss you,
Baba; I come your house."

Can I have a tea party without tea?

If she's anything like my niece was at 2 1/2 years old, empty cups are
fine, as long as you *pretend* the contents are delicious. For about
two hours...

--
Tony

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

Whilst near London, I sold one of Rob's arms to buy a "proper wee tea
set" for La Twerp and myself. China. With pretty violets on it. She's
coming tomorrow for a visit -- music to my ears: "I miss you, Baba; I
come your house."

Awwwww....


What else do I need for a tea party with a two-and-a-half-year-old? I'm
out of my element.

I await your counsel and advise.
--


If your weather's like ours, hot chocolate (with whipped
cream, of course) wouldn't be out of order.

Any of these:

Teeny, tiny sandwiches--jam or some mooshy chicken salad
on 1/4 slices of bread or quarter-size circles of bread,
cut with a fancy cutter, even just buttered and topped with
a morsel of parsley or tiny carrot or radish slice.

Maybe dip the strawberry tips in chocolate and serve
on toothpicks. (They ADORE toothpicks!)

Little cucumber sandwiches.

Very small cookies, even if they're Teddy Grahams.

Those mini frozen cream puffs, ?Dutch (from Costco)

Anyway, you get the idea--the operant word is small and
dainty. If you have any foofy church hats, let her pick
one to wear. Put a very small bouquet of flowers on the table,
even if they're dandelions. Cloth cocktail-size napkins.
And take LOTS of pictures!!!!

gloria p
who envies you your nieta

In article , Tony Walton
wrote:

On 2004-06-17 22:25:01 +0100, Melba's Jammin'
said:

Whilst near London, I sold one of Rob's arms to buy a "proper wee tea
set" for La Twerp and myself. China. With pretty violets on it.
She's coming tomorrow for a visit -- music to my ears: "I miss you,
Baba; I come your house."

Can I have a tea party without tea?

If she's anything like my niece was at 2 1/2 years old, empty cups are
fine, as long as you *pretend* the contents are delicious. For about
two hours...

Pretending may be good enough for her, but not for me. :-)
Thanks, Tony.
--
-Barb, www.jamlady.eboard.com Sam I Am updated 5/30/04.
Only 8 days until my birthday. "Shop early, shop often, shop
big." Good gin and cheap chocolate preferred. Or is it cheap
gin and good chocolate? I can never remember. . . .

In article , Margaret Suran
wrote:

If you happen to have some more tiny cups and saucers, such as demi
tasse or espresso, invite some of your Bears to join you. Put some
honey sandwiches on the platter for them. Little stuffed toy Bears
love parties.


I was thinking they would be lap sitters. The tea set is for two -- how
dumb is that? I don't know if she'll want Baby, Little Dolly, Big
Dolly, Annabelle, or Sally to attend -- guess I'll have to wait and see.
Thanks for the honey sandwiches idea -- that'd be sticky swell.
--
-Barb, www.jamlady.eboard.com Sam I Am updated 5/30/04.
Only 8 days until my birthday. "Shop early, shop often, shop
big." Good gin and cheap chocolate preferred. Or is it cheap
gin and good chocolate? I can never remember. . . .

In article , Margaret Suran
wrote:
For a proper afternoon tea party, you need a platter of assorted,
crustless sandwiches, cut into small pieces, cucumber, tuna salad,
cream cheese and watercress, thinly sliced chicken or turkey, you now
the kind I mean. You need something sweet, scones or mini muffins
with STRAWBERRIES or JAM and if you don't have clotted cream, schlag
will do. And yes, tea is nice, but anything Sam likes will do just
fine. Lucky you.......


Ye gods, this is a 2-year old, not the Queen Mum! I'm figuring to have
her help with the prep, then we wash up and primp. I like Gloria's hat
suggestion. And her Teddy Grahams for small cookies. Thanks.
--
-Barb, www.jamlady.eboard.com Sam I Am updated 5/30/04.
Only 8 days until my birthday. "Shop early, shop often, shop
big." Good gin and cheap chocolate preferred. Or is it cheap
gin and good chocolate? I can never remember. . . .

"Melba's Jammin'" wrote in message
Whilst near London, I sold one of Rob's arms to buy a "proper wee tea
set" for La Twerp and myself. China. With pretty violets on it. She's
coming tomorrow for a visit -- music to my ears: "I miss you, Baba; I
come your house."

Can I have a tea party without tea? We like coffee together, but I only
drink it in the morning. Can we drink a cold beverage from our fancy
wee tea cups? She's not allowed soda pop. I could probably get away
with some lemonade.

You're going to play a game of "Let's Pretend". I don't remember how old I
was before I was allowed to have tea with the "grown-ups", so you can
pretend with lemonade, orange juice, or milk - just tell Sam to pretend it's
tea, a grown-up drink.

I told her mom to bring a dress so we can get gussied up for a proper
matinee event. (Didja like that, Margaret?)

Oh, plus a hat! and beads! She'll love it.

I bought incredibly sweet strawberries at the farmers market today - can
I serve those?

Yes - with cream.

What else do I need for a tea party with a two-and-a-half-year-old? I'm
out of my element.

Dainty sandwiches - butter the bread, lay on slices of cucumber (if she
likes it), or any other filling she likes (it's still "just pretend), crusts
cut off, bread cut in four triangles, or fingers.

Little cakes, mini-tarts filled with fruit, or jam, or lemon curd, cookies,
shortbread.

Did a little teapot come with the set? If so, let her pour the drinks if
you think she can. That will make her feel like a very grown up hostess.

These are just a few suggestions, Barb.

Dora

I await your counsel and advise.
--
-Barb, www.jamlady.eboard.com Sam I Am updated 5/30/04.
Only 8 days until my birthday. "Shop early, shop often, shop
big." Good gin and cheap chocolate preferred. Or is it cheap
gin and good chocolate? I can never remember. . . .

In article ,
Melba's Jammin' wrote:

Whilst near London, I sold one of Rob's arms to buy a "proper wee tea
set" for La Twerp and myself. China. With pretty violets on it. She's
coming tomorrow for a visit -- music to my ears: "I miss you, Baba; I
come your house."

Can I have a tea party without tea? We like coffee together, but I only
drink it in the morning. Can we drink a cold beverage from our fancy
wee tea cups? She's not allowed soda pop. I could probably get away
with some lemonade.


Hey, Barb. Whilst Googling, I came across the following:
http://www.he-and-she.com/TeaParty/Cteaparty.html

"Coffee Tea & Thee
A childs tea party..."

The "Menus & Recipes" link says:
"Apple juice, hot cocoa, lemonade, or other juices may be served instead
of tea if desired. The beverage served is not as important as the
serving and etiquette of the tea party. "

The site has a TON of stuff on planning and menus.

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"Melba's Jammin'" wrote in message
...

Can I have a tea party without tea? We like coffee together, but I only
drink it in the morning. Can we drink a cold beverage from our fancy
wee tea cups? She's not allowed soda pop. I could probably get away
with some lemonade.

My 4 and 5 year old god-puppies have been having tea parties with cranberry
juice. Very nice effect, that. And goldfish crackers. Though if you have
fresh strawberries I'd say they trump goldfish crackers any day of the week.

-Jay

"Melba's Jammin'" wrote in message
...
Whilst near London, I sold one of Rob's arms to buy a "proper wee tea
set" for La Twerp and myself. China. With pretty violets on it. She's
coming tomorrow for a visit -- music to my ears: "I miss you, Baba; I
come your house."

Can I have a tea party without tea? We like coffee together, but I only
drink it in the morning. Can we drink a cold beverage from our fancy
wee tea cups? She's not allowed soda pop. I could probably get away
with some lemonade.

I told her mom to bring a dress so we can get gussied up for a proper
matinee event. (Didja like that, Margaret?)

I bought incredibly sweet strawberries at the farmers market today - can
I serve those?

What else do I need for a tea party with a two-and-a-half-year-old? I'm
out of my element.

I await your counsel and advise.
--
-Barb, www.jamlady.eboard.com Sam I Am updated 5/30/04.


When I was a wee lass, my Grandma Mae and I would have tea parties. She
would be Mrs. O'Shaughnessy and I was Mrs. McGillicutty. We often times had
tea...but not always. Sometimes she would brew some decaf and we'd have
that. Or sometimes apple cider or apple juice. We'd still pretend it was hot
though!
We'd have her homemade biscuits with butter and strawberry jam, an
assortment of little cookies, and small triangles of bread with leaf lettuce
and turkey breast...kind of like mini open face sandwiches.

Serve up the strawberries and some lightly whipped cream, some biscuits or
something similar, and whatever beverage you choose. She'll love it,
especially if you do the whole hats, dresses, and gloves thing like my
Grandma did.
And give her a hug from Lexibear and me.
kimberly

In article ,
Melba's Jammin' wrote:

Whilst near London, I sold one of Rob's arms to buy a "proper wee tea
set" for La Twerp and myself. China. With pretty violets on it. She's
coming tomorrow for a visit -- music to my ears: "I miss you, Baba; I
come your house."

Can I have a tea party without tea? We like coffee together, but I only
drink it in the morning. Can we drink a cold beverage from our fancy
wee tea cups? She's not allowed soda pop. I could probably get away
with some lemonade.

Lemonade would be fine, or some other juice.

I told her mom to bring a dress so we can get gussied up for a proper
matinee event. (Didja like that, Margaret?)

I bought incredibly sweet strawberries at the farmers market today - can
I serve those?

Of course--with cream. You could also have teeny little jam sandwiches
made from Barb's best. I'd skip the cucumber, chicken salad, or tuna
sandwiches, just because I'm not crazy about them. Gloria's suggestion
of the Teddy Grahams sounds good.

What else do I need for a tea party with a two-and-a-half-year-old? I'm
out of my element.

My niece was never into this stuff when she was that age. She didn't
get domesticated until high school. Now she's a veritable happy
homemaker.

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

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In article
,
Cindy Fuller wrote:

In article ,
Melba's Jammin' wrote:

I bought incredibly sweet strawberries at the farmers market today
- can I serve those?

Of course--with cream. You could also have teeny little jam
sandwiches made from Barb's best. I'd skip the cucumber, chicken
salad, or tuna sandwiches, just because I'm not crazy about them.
Gloria's suggestion of the Teddy Grahams sounds good.

What else do I need for a tea party with a two-and-a-half-year-old?
I'm out of my element.

My niece was never into this stuff when she was that age.

La Twerp is a girly girl. I'm thinking she'll dig it. Then again, it
wouldn't be the first time I'd guessed wrong if she doesn't.
--
-Barb, www.jamlady.eboard.com Sam I Am updated 5/30/04.
Only 8 days until my birthday. "Shop early, shop often, shop
big." Good gin and cheap chocolate preferred. Or is it cheap
gin and good chocolate? I can never remember. . . .