If you are bored with the usual gatherings with your girlfriends, try organizing a classic tea party. An old tradition with its roots in the finest English homes, you will surely enjoy it.
Instructions
Step 1
Intrigue future guests. Send them unusual postcards by mail with the date and time of the tea party and a personalized invitation. Don't use template cards from stores - it's better to draw yourself. Such creativity will pleasantly surprise friends and acquaintances.
Step 2
Make your tea themed. It's not just nightclub parties that have a specific theme - ask all guests to dress in the same style, or watch the best of your favorite director. If you have opted for stylized tea drinking, refer to the tea traditions of China, Japan or England. In China, for example, there is a tea ceremony called "family meeting". Such a tea party brings together relatives who have not been seen for a long time to consolidate weakened or completely lost blood ties. It usually happens on holidays or weekends. In England, they even invented a special "tea etiquette" for such occasions. The most famous English tradition of drinking tea is the traditional "five o'clock tea" for friends and family.
Step 3
Choose your tea responsibly. Choose one variety of black and green tea. Gourmets will also like red or white tea. Give preference to traditional varieties of this drink - for example, pu-erh is too strong and has very few fans. "White Angel", "Emperor's Crown", "Oolong", "Beauty's Eyelashes" - these elite varieties will surely please even the most demanding tea lover.
Step 4
Serve sweet homemade cakes with tea. There is nothing better than a cup of black tea combined with a poppy roll or the harmony of the taste of the green "Beauty's Eyelashes" and apple strudel. Store-bought cakes and buns are still not as tasty as homemade cakes. In addition, the smell of freshly baked cakes or rolls will create a unique atmosphere of comfort and warmth during tea drinking.
Step 5
Tea etiquette in England requires guests to see the tea making procedure with their own eyes. The hostess of the house can ask one of the invited guests to help her prepare tea or treats - and they have no right to refuse her. It is advisable for the guests to be offered to choose the type of tea on their own - this is a manifestation of respect from the organizers of the tea party. The teapot should be made of porcelain and scalded with boiling water. A kettle of freshly boiled water is served separately so that guests can dilute the brew themselves. Milk, if guests wish to drink tea with milk, you must pour into the cups in advance.
