Maids of Honor Tarts My friend the Queen of Teas, mentioned that one of her favorite sweets in London was Maid of Honor Tarts.  I had never heard of these, but for the Royal Tea, I wanted to find out.  I was so fascinated by the name – Maids of Honor Tarts.  It is so […]

This recipe is adapted from an easy filling we used 30 something years ago at a Baptist Women’s luncheon.  I added the cream cheese because: 1. I love cream cheese. 2. I thought the addition of cream cheese to the filling would make it more stable. The addition of the cream cheese worked.  Not only […]

It seems impossible to have an English tea party or any tea party for that matter without having cucumber sandwiches.  I have had cucumber sandwiches so many different ways, and have loved most of them. This is a no frills recipe, and I love it. It is the recipe for the Basic Butter Spread (from […]

Here is the icing I use for Granny’s Sugar Cookies.  It is easy, and do I love cream cheese.  It is so easy to make in the food processor, but not much trouble to mix by hand.  Add the milk one tablespoon at a time until you get the right spreading consistancy.  You do not […]