Breakfasts and Teas: Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions

The volume gathers practical menus, recipes, and entertaining plans for breakfasts and afternoon teas, presenting chapter-by-chapter guidance on noonday breakfasts, themed seasonal and holiday menus, and a wide variety of tea parties. It offers instructions for table setting, decorations, beverage pairings, and service, and includes recipes and cooking directions for soups, seafood, poultry, pastries, and sherbets. Also supplied are themed ideas—Japanese and Scotch teas, valentine and colonial arrangements, flower and debut teas—plus novelties such as chocolate and coffee gatherings, sandwich suggestions, and outdoor porch and club formats aimed at simplifying planning for hosts and hostesses.