Tea is the perfect accompaniment to all the moments of our lives. Whatever your fancy, it is easy to bring tea into your life. Host a tea party (any excuse will do), display pretty teacups and teapots or hang teacup-patterned wallpaper.
Victoria The Pleasures of Tea: Recipes and Rituals celebrates tea with an informative and lushly photographed salute to this incomparable beverage. More than 35 recipes for tea-related confections and parties help you plan special and fun occasions, including a wedding shower tea, Christmas tea, and tea party for children.
But tea is for every day, too. Brew up the perfect breakfast with Spicy Rose Tea and freshly baked English Muffins spread with Strawberry-Lemon Balm Butter. Or settle down with a cup and an engrossing book; reading suggestions are included.
Find out about exquisitely beautiful teacups and pots; about the business of tea (from the owner of a tea salon, a tea blender, and a tea grower); and charming nuggets of wisdom about this ancient drink.











This is another good tea book. It’s sold a lot of copies, particularly because it’s a good homemaker’s tea-party book. That draws a lot of common interest in the world of tea. –Teaternity