Photography by John O’Hagan • Photo Styling by Haley Bowen • Food Styling by Katie Moon Dickerson • Recipe Development by Amanda Stabile
Celebrate the United States’s 250th birthday (the semiquincentennial) in true Americana fashion, with patriotic décor and plenty of delicious tea and fare.
Accompany these patriotic treats with a festive assemblage of delicious blends listed below.
Scone Course:
Begin your festive affair with our delectable Honey Cornbread Scones perfectly paired with Elmwood Inn Fine Teas’s Boston Tea Party 250 Anniversary Tea.
Savories Course:
Next, serve your guests All-American Mini Cheeseburgers, Pulled Pork Pastries, and Watermelon & Feta Salad Cups with Tea-For-All’s Darjeeling Black Tea.
Sweets Course:
For the sparkling finale, The Rosemary House’s Back Porch Blend will quench thirst while Lemony Flag Cakes, Mini Apple Pies, and Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jam Linzer Cookies satisfy sweet cravings.
Emma Bridgewater Blue Stars teapot, salad plate, and bamboo handled serving plate; Staffordshire Liberty Blue teapot, dinner plate, bread and butter plate, flat cup and saucer set, creamer, sugar bowl, fruit/dessert bowl, and 14-inch oval serving platter; Mikasa Antique White canapé tray and 2-tiered serving tray; Imperial-Glass Ohio Old Williamsburg Deep Blue Ultra water goblet; Westmorland Silver George & Martha Washington individual salad fork, teaspoon, and butter spreader from Replacements, Ltd., 800-737-5223, replacements.com.