I served my mom and dad a high tea for Mother's Day on my new rose china and vintage rose tablecloth. After Potato Leek soup, Strawberry Almond salad and Quiche, we enjoyed mom's homemade Carrot Cake and strawberries capped with whipped cream.
The tea was Blue Lady, an organic black tea flavored with a blend of grapefruit and citrus,
served with Lemon Sugar.
LEMON SUGAR is very easy to make.
3 lemons
2 cups sugar
Using a
citrus zester, remove the zest of all 3 lemons.
Roughly chop zest and transfer into the bowl of a food processor fitted
with the blade attachment. Add 1 cup
sugar to the zest in the food processor and pulse until the zest is finely
ground, about 3 minutes. Transfer the
ground mixture into a medium bowl. Add
the remaining 1 cup sugar and toss until evenly mixed. Spread the lemon sugar on a baking pan and
let sit at room temp until dry, about 1 hour.
Store the sugar in an air tight container in a cool dry place for up to
one month. I doubled the recipe and sent
some home with mom.
I’m sorry
I can’t credit the origin of this recipe. I cut it out of a magazine a couple
of years ago and recently found it in a pile when I organized my recipe book.
It may be from Better Homes and Garden or Martha Stewart, hard to say.
This is the first time I am participating in TEACUP TUESDAY with Martha & Terri. Thanks you two, I'm having fun visiting all the beautiful blogs who have posted their pretty teacups, while enjoying a cup of Chamomile tea as I'm feeling a little under the weather today.
The
vintage tablecloth was my mother’s day gift from my family. I saw it posted on
The T Cozy announcing it was going to be available in her Etsy shop T Party. Without hesitation, I retrieved it for myself
and told the family the pressure was off trying to find the perfect gift. It was a very enjoyable day!!!
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