This gift set edition captures the essence of teatime at Downton
Abbey, pairing an exclusive tea towel with the Afternoon Tea Cookbook,
featuring classic recipes for sweets and savories, etiquette notes, and
lavish imagery.
The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook - Gift Set Edition
presents over 55 recipes of the revered and treasured English teatime
tradition. With an exclusive tea towel and an alluring and vibrant
cookbook, fans of the PBS series and anglophiles alike can stage every
stylish element of this cultural staple of British society at home.
Spanning sweet and savory classics--like Battenberg Cake, Bakewell Tart,
toffee puddings, cream scones, and tea sandwiches--the recipes capture
the quintessential delicacies of the time, and the proper way to serve
them.
This charming cookbook also features a detailed narrative history and
extols the proper decorum for teatime service, from tea gowns and
tearooms to preparing and serving tea. Gorgeous food photographs,
lifestyle stills from the television series and recent movie, and
character quotes bring the characters of Downton Abbey--and this rich
tradition--to life in contemporary times.
- Includes 1 Tea Towel; 100% cotton. Size: 15 x 24 inches.