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TeaTime • May/June 2024 Volume 21, Issue 3

Editor’s Letter

Dear TeaTime

Tea Events Calendar

Fashionable Finds • Look stylish for teatime with this selection of tea-themed accessories and attire.

Hot or Cold • These versatile summertime blends are wonderful whether served hot or over ice. Try them both ways to decide which version you prefer.

Is It Time for Another Tea Rebellion?

Blue-and-White Beauty • The gorgeous and exquisite Blue Fluted Full Lace teapot by Royal Copenhagen is sure to stun when placed on a summertime tea table.

Off to the Races • Invite treasured friends to celebrate the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby with Lavender-Green Tea Mint Juleps, Fancy Benedictine Canapés, Derby Blondies, and plenty of tea, of course. Be sure to don your favorite chapeau for the occasion!

Bridal Tea on a Budget • Hosting a celebration for a bride-to-be doesn’t have to break the bank, as this menu of tasty teatime treats for a crowd proves.

Sweet & Savory • Caramelized onion melds with fresh chives, dill, and thyme in this summery and well-balanced scone.

Remembering Mom • Butterflies are a reminder of our late founder, Phyllis Hoffman DePiano, and a perfect motif for this Mother’s Day remembrance afternoon tea. Her son Brian Hart Hoffman, co-president of Hoffman Media, and TeaTime Editor Lorna Reeves created this meaningful menu, which features some of Phyllis’s or her family’s favorite fare reimagined as tea-size portions.

Charleston & Coastal Carolina Tea Destinations • Something for every taste in the Lowcountry

The Twining Teapot Gallery in Norwich Castle Museum • A fitting home for a sizeable collection

A South African Treasure • Afternoon tea at the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town

Seeing Art with Tea on the Mind

Kylemore Abbey • A tea taker and history buff’s delight in County Galway, Ireland

Joseph’s Tea • A love story that culminates in teatime

Four Stages Tea • A tea company on a mission to save the monarch butterfly from extinction

Coming Up Roses • Teatime at the South’s exclusive European rose farm

Tea with a Friend

Resources for Readers

Recipe Index