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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Take JOY, a Tasha Tudor Old Fashioned Christmas Tea


The annual event has come once again.
Lily's Holiday Tea
Each year I choose a different theme.
This year it was Take JOY, a Tasha Tudor Old Fashioned Christmas Tea.
Lily and her family started coming for tea when Lily was 4 years old
and now she is as tall as I am and 13 years old.

The menu:

Pumpkin Moonshine Soup
Stuffed Eggs
Tasha's Garden Sandwich
ChickaHominy Sandwich
Hot Cheese Rounds
Goat Cheese Tarts
Tea:  Tasha Tudor Welsh Tea
Scones with jam and cream
Gingerbread Doves and Corgi Dogs too
English Toffee Bars
Mincemeat Cookie Tarts
Dundee Cake
Tea:  Oolong tea

I reproduced the best I could a table setting from one of Tasha's books and had doves hanging above the table.
The dollhouse, which I will show another day, was decorated and ready for the celebration.
Several of the recipes came from the Tasha Tudor cookbook.
There were stories of Tasha to share and her special Welsh Tea
to drink.  There were new guests to celebrate, as Lily's grandmother had recently gotten married and her aunt brought along her partner.  Ten in all sat around the table celebrating
the holiday's together as a family.
It was a day of Delight!
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24 comments:

  1. My Farmhouse KitchenDecember 14, 2010 at 8:52 AM

    oh...i LOVE this. i have my tasha tudor cookbook right here by my side...LOVE her !!!!

    you table looks so wonderful, i really like that little cake on top of the pedestal..and me too...i love the kerosene lamps....

    so cozy
    and i LOVE your menu...

    all of it is adorbale...

    sending christmas love....
    kary

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  2. BernideenDecember 14, 2010 at 9:06 AM

    Marilyn|:
    Great ideas here and |I love the theme. I hadn't thought of this one at all! Very original - thanks for generous ideas!

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  3. BernideenDecember 14, 2010 at 9:09 AM

    Why don't you do part #2 and share recipes?

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  4. UnknownDecember 14, 2010 at 9:37 AM

    I love your tea menu!!! and your nice pictures.
    Thanks for sharing with us.
    Many blessings from France

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  5. JeanneDecember 14, 2010 at 9:55 AM

    Fabulous tea party indeed.
    Love and hugs and many blessings

    Love you
    Jeanne

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  6. LisaKnowsTeaDecember 14, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    Love it!

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  7. Antiques And TeacupsDecember 14, 2010 at 10:18 AM

    Hi Marilyn...thanks for posting the link on ATAA. I have followed you! Just lovely...and mouthwatering!
    Ruth

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  8. UnknownDecember 14, 2010 at 11:17 AM

    Oh, how lovely it all looks. I am sick today and any one of those trays of delectables with a pot of tea would be welcomed at my bedside.

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  9. Sandi@ Rose Chintz CottageDecember 14, 2010 at 12:02 PM

    Hi Marilyn,
    What a lovely tea. I love Tasha Tudor and your whole post is so charming. Glad I came over over from Bernideens.

    Christmas blessings,
    Sandi

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  10. Marion Williams-BennettDecember 14, 2010 at 1:02 PM

    wow! Incredible! This looks wonderful, and I am so sure it was all even better than it looks!

    And, it made me remember last year's tea party, and realize that I have been blessed with your blog for a wonderful year!

    Cheers to that (I'll take some of that Welsh tea!)

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  11. StephDecember 14, 2010 at 1:37 PM

    Oh, Marilyn - you have outdone yourself. This is glorious!

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  12. My Farmhouse KitchenDecember 14, 2010 at 4:52 PM

    hi....thanks for visitng and thanks for the tip on the cake...if i make it i will be sure i have an orange :-)

    kary

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  13. Rhonda RooDecember 14, 2010 at 5:01 PM

    OH! How charmingly wonderfully excellent! Everything looks amazing-and the tradition warms my heart!

    LOVE!

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  14. Linda JenningsDecember 14, 2010 at 5:06 PM

    Oh! What a lovely tea!! Lily is growing up!

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  15. AdrienneDecember 14, 2010 at 5:49 PM

    Delightful! I'm sure it was special, as always. See you tomorrow, my friend!
    ~Adrienne~

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  16. Annie JeffriesDecember 15, 2010 at 12:19 AM

    Happy times, Marilyn. I love reading about your Christmas teas. I find that at Christmas time, there are certain annual posts that I always look forward to seeing. Your Lily tea is one of them.

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  17. Donna and Miss SpenserDecember 15, 2010 at 5:32 AM

    Marilyn, everything is so beautiful...when I looked at the pictures, before I even read the notes...I thought, "Wow, it looks like Tasha's style for decor!" You did an excellent job. I wish I could have partaken in your special day...I am smiling with "joy" for you today...it is so wonderful and has left such happy thoughts for years to come to those lucky people who were able to attend!! Thanks for sharing...Blessings always, Donna

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  18. parTea ladyDecember 15, 2010 at 5:51 AM

    Everything looked wonderful. I love mincemeat tarts and Dundee cake. What a great tea theme.

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  19. ^..^CorgidogmamaDecember 15, 2010 at 6:38 PM

    Such a charming idea. I watched the Take Joy and Take peace videos during Thanksgiving. Tasha was a wonder, wasn't she? Because of her, my love of corgis began. Tea, gardens, a simple but very full and complete life...what we all dream of, right? Beauty all around.

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  20. Relyn LawsonDecember 15, 2010 at 8:31 PM

    You really do the most lovely things. I adore your passion for living and loving. You inspire me.

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  21. christinaDecember 17, 2010 at 5:40 PM

    oh, i so want to come, to one of these. that is so sweet she has been coming there, for all these years.
    what a menu. love it.
    tasha tudor, so glad you went with this, because i remember you speaking so fondly of her, while we were at the coffee shop. i miss you!
    xo

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  22. JeanieDecember 20, 2010 at 10:04 AM

    I can't believe it! Gorgeous to the max and looks delicious! How do you do what you do and not go insane? Or are you! This is simply stunning. Bravo, my friend!

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  23. DeannaDecember 20, 2010 at 10:52 AM

    This Tea would have been fantastic to attend.

    The food and fellowship a blessing,
    d

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  24. Angela McRaeDecember 20, 2010 at 1:25 PM

    What a *fabulous* theme you created for this feast of a tea with friends! (And Lily is such a lovely young lady!) Love the collage!

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