Tuesday Cuppa Tea, Wellington Art Deco, Victoria Holiday Bliss

Welcome to Tuesday Cuppa Tea with Antiques And Teacups and the other  wonderful tea related blog parties listed at the end of the post.

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No surprise to anyone, I love the hand painted on transferware art deco designs of the 1920-1930s and here is another. This is from Wellington China, which was made by J. H. Cope of Stoke-on-Trent, England. The sepia transfer landscape and floral print is hand colored then hand painted with enamel paint by an artist. They are always different, and therein lies the charm of the design.  I love the little humpback bridge! So cute...and nostalgic.

To see more of the art deco teacup trio at Time Was Antiques, just click on the photos.

And here are some fall photo pages from the Victoria magazine special Holiday Bliss edition that came recently. I LOVE Victoria, and have them all. As I sit with my afternoon tea, they are always at hand to be used for inspiration, nostalgia and great recipes!

 This page has a poem by John Donne:

No spring nor

summer beauty

hath such grace

as I have seen

in one autumnal face

I am joining the following tea related blog parties and others. Enjoy the wonderful posts and fellowship!

Ruth ~ http://antiquesandteacups.blogspot.com/
Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Martha~  http://www.marthasfavorites.com/ 
Teacup Tuesday 
Terri~  http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/ 
Teacup Tuesday

Wanda Lee~  http://silkenpurse.blogspot.com/ 
Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday 
Pam~  http://breathoffreshair-paperbutterfly.blogspot.com/ 
Teapot and Tea Things Tuesday 
Wanda Lee~  http://theplumedpen.blogspot.com/ 
Tea For Two and Wednesday Tea For Me and Thee

Trisha~  http://sweetology101.blogspot.com/ 
Tea Party Tuesday

Lady Katherine~  http://ladykatherineteaparlor.blogspot.com/ 
Teatime Tuesday

Sandi  ~  http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com

Teatime Tuesday

Ruth  ~ http://timewasantiquesfamily.blogspot.com

Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Kathy~  http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/
Victoria - A Return to Loveliness

 

Fall is here...September in Full Swing, Fall Tea Caddy Microwave Lemon Curd

If you had any doubts about fall having made it's appearance, here in the Pacific Northwest you just need to walk outside and look around. The leaves are turning and today at least the fog and rain clouds were lingering around the peaks in Olympic National Park all day and have been drifting lower as the day aged. 

 This is a Sadler, England tea caddy in fall colors that I love. Tea caddies were (an still are in our house) an important item for storing the tea that is essential to most Englishmen's well being. I couldn't believe it when I found my DH's favorite black tea, Ty-Phoo Tea from England at our new Grocery Outlet that we visited for the first time yesterday. We usually have to get it from a Brit food importer!!! So, tea caddies are essential in our home.

Tea was originally a drink for the wealthy and was kept in locked tea caddies. That has evolved over the years to be just a tin, box or jar with a nice fitting lid and a pleasing pattern and/or shape to store tea on a counter ready to hand for the various tea times in a tea drinking home. There is early morning tea with a biscuit (cookies to Yanks), Elevenses...can be with another biscuit, then afternoon tea...with, guess what! a biscuit! Then after dinner tea...which nowadays is becoming a decaf or herbal. For more info on the Fall Tea Caddy above at Time Was Antiques, click on the photo.

I have recently received 2 emails asking for the Microwave Lemon Curd recipe I published in a newsletter back in 2003, so I wanted to share it here. Lemon curd is a popular staple of tea tables because it is so versatile. Lemon curd is great on scones, in tarts, on crumpets and muffins and can even make an unusual tea sandwich.


Microwave Lemon Curd

8 tbs unsalted butter
grated peel of 3 large lemons
1/2 cup lemon juice
3 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar


In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar lemon peel and juice until well blended. Whisk in the melted butter. Microwave on high 4-6 minutes, whicking often until the curd has thickened enough to coat a wooden spoon. Can be stored covered in the refridgerator for up to a month...but mine has never lasted that long!


Have a great day and don't forget to have a cup of tea with a friend! 
Cheers!

 

Purple Cased Glass Napkin Ring Cut To Clear

Purple rules!!! The royal color. I have just unpacked this brilliant purple cased glass napkin ring that has been cut to clear and it is fab! The napkin ring was found in England at the Portobello Road antique market. I LOVED the color! It was actually a sunny day so it fairly glowed. It made the trip home sfely as well.

Cased glass is made with 2 layers and then the outer colored layer is cut to reveal the inner clear layer. A neat process and very effective! I love colored glass and this is beautiful.

Weather here has been intermittant clear and clouds and the trees are beginning to turn color. Fall is indeed approaching. I'm okay with that. I'm planning to get our a fertilize the garden for next years blooms tomorrow, so hope it's mostly clear. Have a great day.
Purple cased glass napkin ring at Time Was Antiques