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<p>[QUOTE="kentworld, post: 9910842, member: 35"]Well, you get Empress tea from Murchie's here. And then you get a 3-tiered stand with finger sandwiches on the bottom, scones and/or tea buns (buns with dried fruit in them) on the second, and fancies on the top tier. On the table is your "Royal Doulton with blue periwinkles" tea set and luncheon plates with linen or embroidered napkins alongside. On the table, clotted (whipped) cream, butter, and for an extra touch, chocolate dipped strawberries accompany your tea. (The Empress is an historic hotel on the Inner Harbour here where tourists can have an English tea -- very popular but too much $$$ for most locals. However, Murchies, a tea and coffee merchant, created a tea blend especially for the Empress hotel which is available to buy.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=301]@komokwa[/USER] -- I think butter tarts aren't much know outside Canada? But good for afternoon tea!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.fairmont.com/assets/0/104/1389/1394/5335/5336/aca458c0-1785-48a1-a252-7c33b5064304.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kentworld, post: 9910842, member: 35"]Well, you get Empress tea from Murchie's here. And then you get a 3-tiered stand with finger sandwiches on the bottom, scones and/or tea buns (buns with dried fruit in them) on the second, and fancies on the top tier. On the table is your "Royal Doulton with blue periwinkles" tea set and luncheon plates with linen or embroidered napkins alongside. On the table, clotted (whipped) cream, butter, and for an extra touch, chocolate dipped strawberries accompany your tea. (The Empress is an historic hotel on the Inner Harbour here where tourists can have an English tea -- very popular but too much $$$ for most locals. However, Murchies, a tea and coffee merchant, created a tea blend especially for the Empress hotel which is available to buy. [USER=301]@komokwa[/USER] -- I think butter tarts aren't much know outside Canada? But good for afternoon tea! [IMG]https://www.fairmont.com/assets/0/104/1389/1394/5335/5336/aca458c0-1785-48a1-a252-7c33b5064304.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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