Sapphire Sisters Afternoon Garden High Tea

Our Queen, Anne, invited us to her home for an outside afternoon tea in her beautiful garden.  At noon it was 33C/91.4F in Langley.  When I arrived at Anne's, she'd set her dining room table and her home was air conditioned.  She moved it inside because of the heat.  The food she prepared was awesome!

We started in her kitchen.  What you see on the table, was overflow!

You can see the menu, Anne went to so much trouble and it was appreciated by all of us.  A lovely tea on a gorgeous day.

Anne organized a Tea Quiz (answers tomorrow):

1.  In which country was tea first drunk? a)India, b)China, c)England

2.  Which character hosts a garden tea party i the book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"? a)The Queen of Hearts, b)The Cheshire Cat, c)The March Hare

3.  What do people who practice Tasseography do? a)pick tea leaves from the field b)design tea blends c)read tea leaves

4.  What name is given to the Japanese hostesses who specialise in the Japanese Tea Ceremony? a)Geisha, b)Grand Dame, c)Senorita 

5.  Does tea contain half or double the amount of caffeine found in coffee?  a)half the amount of caffeine compared to coffee, b)double the amount of caffeine compared to coffee

6.  What part of the tea bush is tea made from?  a)roots & stems, b)leafs & buds, c)flowers

7.  What is the world's best-selling tea brand? a)Lipton, b)Tetley, c)Twinings

8.  What is coffee? a)fruit, b)seed, c)root

9.  Coffee boosts productivity but what else does it increase? a)blood pressure, b)cholesterol, c)heart rate

10.  What was Queen Elizabeth's favourite brand of tea?  a)Earl Grey, b)Green tea, c)Chamomile tea