Afternoon Tea at "Downtown Abbey"

Tonight was my cooking class

at life+style

called

"Downtown Abbey Afternoon Tea"

It's always a fun class

With some neat "Downton Abbey" props

And pictures of a kitchen which we toured when we lived in England

At each guest's place

A Spode blue cup and saucer

An afternoon tea spoon

And a menu

With pots of freshly brewed Earl Grey tea

the class enjoyed:

Real English cucumber sandwiches

bread, butter, thinly sliced cucumbers, salt and pepper

Freshly Baked Fruit Scones

From an English recipe and baked with currants

Served, of course, with cream and jam

(although the cream was "faux")

Lemon Tarts

Lemon curd in boughten tartlet shells

Topped with a candied viola

Victoria Sponge

(supposed to be Queen Victoria's favorite tea cake)

Sybil's Ginger Nut Biscuits

(The Sybil of Downton Abbey fame)

Very traditional English ginger biscuits

The Silver Curate filled with tea goodies

It's Friday and I'm sharing my Afternoon Tea Class with Michael at Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday.