Item Description : Enjoy this wonderful book The Pleasures of Tea, it is filled with recipies, rituals and tips. This lovely volume makes a thoughtful gift for tea lovers and a useful reference for your home. or give it as a gift to all of your guests at the end of a party or special occasion. Tea is the perfect elixir for most of life's special moments. Relax in a comfortable chair with a cup of tea and your day will immediately improve: share a cup of tea with an acquaintance and you will become more intimate friends. The Pleasures Of Tea celebrates this beloved beverage and offers more than 35 recipes for different types of teas and related confections, as well as menu suggestions for special occasions such as wedding showers, Christmas, and a children's tea party. As you will learn, tea is appropriate at any time or place, whether in the company of friends or in sweet solitude. Just looking at teatime accoutrements conveys a message of comfort and welcome. Using this beautifully illustrated book as inspiration, you will see how easy it is to announce your passion for tea, whether by displaying a collection of chintzware in the dining room or linen tea towels in the kitchen. The business of tea is fascinating as well, and here you will learn more through interviews with the owner of a tea salon, a tea blender and a tea grower.