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My Tea Party

Hosted by
Katelyn Nicole Smith
at the age of 6
With love from,
Mom and Dad
2004

 It was a nice, sunny afternoon. Katelyn Smith of Portage, Indiana sat on the porch swing listening to Mom tell the story of Queen Victoria's first tea party.

 "It was a beautiful afternoon just like today," Mom said. "Anna, one of the Queen's ladies-in-waiting was instructed to serve tea and a little cake in her room. The Queen enjoyed the delightful experience and instructed Anna to continue to bring tea and cake every afternoon."

As Katelyn listened to Mom tell the story, she began to think she would like to have a tea party and invite Nikki and Erica.

 "Mom, do you think that I could have a tea party just like Queen Victoria?" "I think a tea party is a wonderful idea, Katelyn," Mom said. "I will help you plan your special tea party."

"Before you send out your invitations Katelyn, we need to decide on when to have a tea party, and what you want to serve your guests," Mom said. Katelyn sat down at her table and began to think and write down what she could serve.

 "I will have an Afternoon Tea at two o'clock. Should I serve tender biscuits hot from the oven with jam and butter, or English Muffins?" Katelyn asked. "You mean scones and crumpets." "Mom, I am sure that we can serve both. What would you like to drink? There are many varieties of tea. I would like Raspberry tea, Cherry and Grape Ginger Ale and chocolate milk," replied Katelyn.

 Finally, the big day arrived. Nikki and Erica helped Katelyn decorate the room with ribbon garlands and bows.

Nikki helped set the table with china, glasses, and silverware. The finishing touch was a beautiful spray of roses on the center of the table.

Mom entered the room with a very large box. As she lifted the cover of the box, she said, "Before you can attend a tea party, you must be properly dressed." A dress, boas, tiaras, jewelry, shoes, gloves, and purses of all colors and styles filled the box.

"Oh, Katelyn. Look, you can be the princess," said Erica. Erica placed the tiara on her head. The girls began to dress up in their special clothes.

"Mom is going to show us how to make tea" said Katelyn. "First, you will need to boil the water in a kettle. Be sure to use cold tap water, as it is fresher, and let it run for a minute. One secret for a good tea is not to use warm water," Mom said.

"Next, add hot water to the teapot until you are ready to pour in the boiling water. This will keep the teapot warm and it will already be warm when you add the tealeaves. Add 1 tablespoon of tealeaves in teapot. Pour boiling water over tealeaves. Allow brewing for 3 minutes. This will allow the tealeaves to reach their optimum 2 6-ounce servings, and flavor. This is considered the perfect brewing time."

Katelyn, would you, Nikki and Erica like to help me make the Watercress sandwiches?" asked Mom. Mom gave them the recipe and all of the ingredients to make the sandwiches: Use 1 small bunch of watercress, 6 slices white bread with crust removed. Butter the insides of both slices of bread for each sandwich.

When all of the preparations for the afternoon tea were finished, Mom announced, "Tea is served. But before you eat, be sure you know your manners."

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