Ladies Afternoon Tea Room

[𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr]

A place where the ladies of the Vault can meet up to discuss things free from the tyranny of monstrous men.
Here myself, Swampirella, Hermit, and others of the better sex drink tea, eat macaroons, and chat (well I do most of the latter, obviously).
Monstrous men, except if they are given permission as special guests, are NOT allowed!
An exception is helrunar, as he is a man of high culture, and adds charm and fine chat to the proceedings, and isn't a fiend like the rest of them on here.

An exception is the butler too! It could be you! One man will be chosen to wait on us here, and will be allowed to occasionally post without permission. Who will this lucky chap be?
Only time will tell!

Bring on the macaroons!

[weirdmonger]

Aug 2, 2021 18:39:42 GMT 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr said:

Bring on the macaroons!

Jul 19, 2021 15:33:14 GMT weirdmonger said:

Jul 19, 2021 14:42:54 GMT 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr said:

I want to eat a macaroon.

“He had never known any great city of the late empire not to possess at least some mascarons;”
— Mark Valentine

[𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr]

There's a man in the room! 
Be off with you!

[𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr]

Here is the wig I'm wearing today for afternoon tea.

[Swampirella]

What a wonderful idea, Princess! Much nicer than dozing off reading as often seems to happen, but it'll have to take second place to going to the nearby public pool most afternoons for what's left of the summer.

I think I'll need to start working off some of those macaroons I'll be eating when I'm not at the pool, and from September to next summer. Especially if they're chocolate covered.

I'd like to combine tea & swimming in one afternoon, but am not sure there's enough time to get into & out of one of those fancy-schmancy dresses, even with my maid's help.

If I may, I'll bring a selection of my favorite teas for the other ladies to try, such as pu erh, rooibos and honeybush/mandarin/orange. While you're all distracted sipping & oohing and ahhing, I can sneak an extra macaroon or two...

[helrunar]

Tea-table chat as recorded by Ronald Firbank (with whom I have at least a few things in common) in Valmouth:

'Heroin.'

'Adorable simplicity.'

'What could anyone find to admire in such a shelving profile?'

'We reckon a duck here of two or three and twenty not so old. And a spring chicken anything to fourteen.'

'My husband had no amorous energy whatsoever; which just suited me, of course.'

'I suppose when there's no room for another crow's-foot, one attains a sort of peace?'

'I once said to Doctor Fothergill, a clergyman of Oxford and a great friend of mine, "Doctor", I said, "oh, if only you could see my—

'Elle était jolie! Mais jolie! ... C'était une si belle brune....!'

'Cruelly lonely.'

'Leery . . .'
'Vulpine.'

'Calumny.'

'People look like pearls, dear, beneath your wonderful trees.'

'. . . Milka, to-night—she is like a beautiful Cosway.'

'Above social littleness....'

'Woman as I am!'

'Philanthropy.'

H.

[Swampirella]

Aug 2, 2021 19:07:10 GMT 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr said:

Here is the wig I'm wearing today for afternoon tea.

Good choice! Here's mine:

[𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr]

Here is myself, Swampirella, Hermit, and our good friend Mr Helrunar from the colonies, playing quoits before afternoon tea. We are very athletic aren't we?

[helrunar]

I baked a rustic colonial treat last weekend known as a peach cobbler (I included some slices of mango and some cherries as well).

When I have perfected the receipt, I will bring one along as a contribution to the tea-table regalia.

cheers, Hel.

[𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr]

Oh yes, let's think of odd desserts. I'll look for some British ones.

[𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr]

I'll have to do it tomorrow, because I'm tired.
Goodnight.

[Swampirella]

Aug 2, 2021 22:52:29 GMT 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr said:

Oh yes, let's think of odd desserts. I'll look for some British ones.

I'll bring some Canadian ones (none of which I'd tried yet)

1. One of the best names of any dessert, pouding chomeur translates from French to unemployed man pudding. Also known as poor man’s pudding, it was created during the Great Depression in Quebec by female factory workers. The simple, rich dessert takes basic cake batter to the next level by topping it with hot caramel, which settles through the cake to the bottom of the pan when baked. The result is an addictive, gooey upside-down cake which is now a French-Canadian tradition. Maple syrup is commonly used to as the sweetener in the caramel, making it a perfectly indulgent, easy-to-make treat that we would eat, job or no job.

2. This hand-stretched fried dough made to resemble the shape of a beaver tail topped with cinnamon sugar screams Canadiana. Hey, it is even named after the national animal of Canada. The fried snack was trademarked in 1978 by Grant and Pam Hooker in Ontario and has been loved from coast to coast by Canadians for 40 years. Even Obama made a special stop on the way to the airport to get a BeaverTail on his official visit in 2009. BeaverTails can be sweet, with toppings like nutella, cinnamon, lemon or maple butter, or savory with ham and cheese, cream cheese and capers, even lobster!

3. Named after the city it was invented in (Nanaimo, British Columbia on the west coast of Canada), this no-bake dessert has been hailed as Canada’s most iconic treat. A layer of chocolate ganache sits atop of a layer of thick yellow custard that sits atop of a chocolate-graham-coconut layer creating a triple-threat dessert bar. The earliest published recipe is said to date back to 1953, but if you ask around town, locals will tell you stories of their grandmothers making them long before. The treat has transformed over the years to include a variety of flavors (mint, red velvet, peanut butter, mocha) and forms (ice cream, martinis, cupcakes, lattes, even spring rolls).

[helrunar]

I'll have to look up a receipt for poudling chomeur... never heard of it. I have had Nanaimo bars--incredibly rich, but hard to resist.

My favorite Canadian treat is butter-tarts... maybe I'll make a pan in honor of the tea room.

I'm pretty much part Canadian now due to a circumstance involving years of holidays spent with my dear chum Claude... the specifics are not of the sort that a gentleman would speak of among ladies.

cheers, Hel

[Swampirella]

Aug 2, 2021 23:16:33 GMT helrunar said:

I'll have to look up a receipt for poudling chomeur... never heard of it. I have had Nanaimo bars--incredibly rich, but hard to resist.

My favorite Canadian treat is butter-tarts... maybe I'll make a pan in honor of the tea room.

I'm pretty much part Canadian now due to a circumstance involving years of holidays spent with my dear chum Claude... the specifics are not of the sort that a gentleman would speak of among ladies.

cheers, Hel

I saw that too among the list of Canadian desserts, but tarts seem more of British origin, no matter what the filling. There's also sugar pie, which is just pecan pie without the pecans & beneath my notice.

Feel free to make as many delicious desserts as you like, my maid can let out my stays afterwards.

I'm glad you've been able to spend many (hopefully happy) holidays in Canada.

[Dr Strange]

Aug 2, 2021 19:11:14 GMT helrunar said:

Tea-table chat as recorded by Ronald Firbank

That reminded me of this song by Dry Cleaning, where the lyrics are taken from YouTube comments and TV adverts -