Does anyone have a source for tea cakes?!
I'm looking to prove specifically that they existed and were eaten around 1500-late 1700's!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Any cookie or cake has done and will do for tea time!. The Britain tea cake method has been known as a crumpet since 1600's at least!. Many cultures at Europe have a style of cake they would have for tea!. British Williamsburg settlers brought the recipe for bourbon balls!. Many tea cake recipes use walnuts or some type of nut!.
The Russians have tea cake known as Snowballs!. Russian tea cakes are a kind of pastry, commonly eaten in the US around Christmas!. They are a form of jumble, a pastry common in Middle Ages England!. They are also known as Mexican wedding cookies from having been served often at Mexican weddings!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The Russians have tea cake known as Snowballs!. Russian tea cakes are a kind of pastry, commonly eaten in the US around Christmas!. They are a form of jumble, a pastry common in Middle Ages England!. They are also known as Mexican wedding cookies from having been served often at Mexican weddings!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
This is from a later time period, but my husband's great grandmother worked at the Georgia Agrirama, a 1800's living history museum and she made tea cakes every day in a coal stove!.!. And I have her recipe-
Mrs!. Cheek's Tea Cakes
4 eggs 3/4 cup lard or shortening 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups sugar Self-rising flour 1/2 cup water
-Mix ingredients together with a small amount of flour!. Sift flour into bread tray and add other ingredients into a hole in the middle of the flour as you would when making biscuits!. Work flour into mixture, a small amount at a time, until it is thick enough to roll out and cut with a cutter!. Bake at 350 until lightly browned!.
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Mrs!. Cheek's Tea Cakes
4 eggs 3/4 cup lard or shortening 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups sugar Self-rising flour 1/2 cup water
-Mix ingredients together with a small amount of flour!. Sift flour into bread tray and add other ingredients into a hole in the middle of the flour as you would when making biscuits!. Work flour into mixture, a small amount at a time, until it is thick enough to roll out and cut with a cutter!. Bake at 350 until lightly browned!.
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Why prove!?
They are an English tradition!.
http://www!.foodtimeline!.org/foodbreads!.h!.!.!.
http://www!.epicurean!.com/articles/tea-ca!.!.!.
http://southernfood!.about!.com/od/butterc!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
They are an English tradition!.
http://www!.foodtimeline!.org/foodbreads!.h!.!.!.
http://www!.epicurean!.com/articles/tea-ca!.!.!.
http://southernfood!.about!.com/od/butterc!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
My ancestors are from england and my grandmother had a friend from england they are a major tradition dating back to 1500 - 1600s!.
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http://victorianbazaar!.com/tea!.htmlWww@FoodAQ@Com