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Serve a Formal Tea
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Step 4:
Serve the tea and food
Bring out your pot of tea and set it on a table next to your cups. If your guests are sitting around a living room, offer tea to them one by one. Pour the cups three-quarters full, then ask if they would like milk and/or sugar. If they would, add sugar a little at a time as they direct; finish filling the cup with milk, stir, and then hand them the cup, saucer, and spoon together. If they're seated around a table, take the pot from guest to guest, serving from the left, and let them help themselves to milk and sugar.
In theory, afternoon tea is a mini meal. Therefore, pastries and sandwiches should be served as small courses. Bring your food out on serving trays one by one; present sandwiches first, and then your sweeter additions. Each guest should have a small plate, a fork, and a small spreading knife.
There's no limit to how long your tea party should last. Don't be surprised if you and your friends linger for an hour or two. Although afternoon tea is widely thought of as an exercise in formality, you'll soon find that its main purpose--time spent enjoying the company of others--will be enjoyed in any atmosphere. -end-
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