Victorian Parlors & Tea Parties
by Patricia B. Mitchell

“The tea meal,” especially as practiced in the American home during the Victorian period. Originally published 1991, revised 2013. 31 authentic and commemorative recipes appropriate to reenacted Victorian teas, 87 research notes, 36 pages. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Soft cover, saddle-stitched. ISBN-10: 1-929384-18-1. ISBN-13: 978-1-929384-18-1.

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About the Book

Just as the stereotypical Victorian room was deliciously stuffed with furniture and bric-à-brac, so is Victorian Parlors & Tea Parties by Patricia B. Mitchell, brimming with engaging information. Mrs. Mitchell's detailed descriptions of the decor of the opulent Victorian house with its lustrous wallpaper and rococo furnishings, its beautifully over-adorned exterior, and the well-regulated activities of the mistress are most enjoyable to read.

Quotations, history “factoids”, and 87 endnotes make this book a must-have for aficionados of Victorian life and culture.

31 recipes round out Victorian Parlors & Tea Parties. Examples of tea party recipes included are “Victoria Fudge,” “Aunt Dora's Pulled Mints,” “Lady Astor Apple Scones,” and “Ginger Wafers.”

See also our:

• Suited to a Tea
• Victorian Christmas Celebration Cookbook
• Delicacies in Proportion: An Anecdotal History of White House Entertaining 1850–1901
• Victorian Travel and Pleasures of the Table
• Dining Cars and Depots: Train Food in America
Southern Ladies' Civil War and Antebellum Fashions 1855–1865
• Grace in Skirt and Sleeve: Victorian Ladies' Clothing 1894–1901

Copyright © 1999–2013 Patricia B. Mitchell.