Challenge 7: Food Glorious Food
Afternoon Tea with Edith Crawley from Downton Abbey
2) Recipes
Edith's Excellent Cucumber Sandwiches
Ingredients:
White bread
Butter
Cucumber (peeled and thinly sliced)
Fresh mint leaves (chopped)
Lemon juice
Salt and pepper
How to:
Spread all slices of bread with butter
Cover one side of the sandwich with two layers of cucumber slices
Add a thin layer of mint leaves
Season with lemon juice, salt and/or pepper
Put the slices together, cut off the crusts and slice the sandwiches into small squares
(From: https://www.thespruceeats.com/cucumber-and-mint-tea-sandwiches-recipe-765607)
Captivating Clotted Cream a'la Sybil
Ingredients:
Heavy cream
How to:
Heat the cream slowly for 12 hours so that the fat separates to the top and clings together
Let it cool for 8 hours
Gently skim the thick layer of cream and stir it to create a smooth texture
Serve with freshly baked scones
(Slightly modified from: https://www.curiouscuisiniere.com/clotted-cream/)
Mary's Many Strawberries Jam
Ingredients:
2 quarts fresh strawberries
5 cups sugar
1/2 of lemon juice
How to:
Wash your jars and their lids
Wash and remove stems from strawberries and mash them up
Stir in sugar and let sit for 2 hours.
Add strawberry mixture to a large pot and bring to a slow boil over medium heat until it boils
Turn heat up and let strawberries boil rapidly for 5 more minutes
Add lemon juice and let the mixture boil for five minutes
Pour the jam into the jars and add lids
Place the jars in a hot water bath and boil for 10 minutes
Let them cool in room temperature before storing in a cold dry place
(From:https://happymoneysaver.com/old-fashioned-strawberry-jam-without-pectin/)
3) Include a photo or other art of the dish/recipe: 'Invitation to tea' (5 points)
5) Make your entry look like a cookbook page for an extra 5 points each.
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Notes about this entry (mostly to myself to keep track of points):
1) Submit the name of the dish/recipe and your character's name/fandom. (5 points) * DONE
2) Include the actual recipe (5 points) * DONE (I included three recipes but since they are short, I'll accept points for just two, i.e. total of 10 points)
3) Include a photo or other art of the dish/recipe. (5 points) * DONE ('Invitation to Tea' image)
5) Make your entry look like a cookbook page for an extra 5 points each. * DONE (I made two images to look like a spread in a cook book, and hope to get 10 points)
- I didn't do 4) or 6)
2) Recipes
Edith's Excellent Cucumber Sandwiches
Ingredients:
White bread
Butter
Cucumber (peeled and thinly sliced)
Fresh mint leaves (chopped)
Lemon juice
Salt and pepper
How to:
Spread all slices of bread with butter
Cover one side of the sandwich with two layers of cucumber slices
Add a thin layer of mint leaves
Season with lemon juice, salt and/or pepper
Put the slices together, cut off the crusts and slice the sandwiches into small squares
(From: https://www.thespruceeats.com/cucumber-and-mint-tea-sandwiches-recipe-765607)
Captivating Clotted Cream a'la Sybil
Ingredients:
Heavy cream
How to:
Heat the cream slowly for 12 hours so that the fat separates to the top and clings together
Let it cool for 8 hours
Gently skim the thick layer of cream and stir it to create a smooth texture
Serve with freshly baked scones
(Slightly modified from: https://www.curiouscuisiniere.com/clotted-cream/)
Mary's Many Strawberries Jam
Ingredients:
2 quarts fresh strawberries
5 cups sugar
1/2 of lemon juice
How to:
Wash your jars and their lids
Wash and remove stems from strawberries and mash them up
Stir in sugar and let sit for 2 hours.
Add strawberry mixture to a large pot and bring to a slow boil over medium heat until it boils
Turn heat up and let strawberries boil rapidly for 5 more minutes
Add lemon juice and let the mixture boil for five minutes
Pour the jam into the jars and add lids
Place the jars in a hot water bath and boil for 10 minutes
Let them cool in room temperature before storing in a cold dry place
(From:https://happymoneysaver.com/old-fashioned-strawberry-jam-without-pectin/)
3) Include a photo or other art of the dish/recipe: 'Invitation to tea' (5 points)
5) Make your entry look like a cookbook page for an extra 5 points each.
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Notes about this entry (mostly to myself to keep track of points):
1) Submit the name of the dish/recipe and your character's name/fandom. (5 points) * DONE
2) Include the actual recipe (5 points) * DONE (I included three recipes but since they are short, I'll accept points for just two, i.e. total of 10 points)
3) Include a photo or other art of the dish/recipe. (5 points) * DONE ('Invitation to Tea' image)
5) Make your entry look like a cookbook page for an extra 5 points each. * DONE (I made two images to look like a spread in a cook book, and hope to get 10 points)
- I didn't do 4) or 6)