{"id":9267,"date":"2011-02-25T14:07:28","date_gmt":"2011-02-25T19:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/\/wp\/?p=9267"},"modified":"2011-02-25T14:14:38","modified_gmt":"2011-02-25T19:14:38","slug":"tea-and-biscuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/?p=9267","title":{"rendered":"Tea and Biscuits"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alas, once again I am unprepared for the Academy Awards. I\u2019ll watch the ceremony, OF COURSE, but I\u2019m not having a party. And the only nominated film I have seen this season is How to Train Your Dragon<\/em>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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I guess I spend too much time with the very young and the very old!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Not having seen most of the films doesn\u2019t keep me from thinking about what might have been eaten in them. I may not have a dish for each of the best-picture nominees as I did in my filmgoing heyday, but I did want to offer one recipe for those of you who are looking for an Oscar nibble this year.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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I have seen photos of Helena Bonham Carter pouring tea as Queen Elizabeth, consort of King George VI (Colin Firth), in The King\u2019s Speech<\/em>, so I know that tea and biscuits are appropriate for this film.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s one of the nominated films I really look forward to seeing. History, human drama, tea, and Colin Firth all in one cinematic package. Not to mention a celebration of the human voice. Who could ask for anything more?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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I was tickled to learn that PG Tips Tea<\/a> is holding a King\u2019s Speech<\/em>\/Oscar tea contest.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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This British tea company bills itself as \u201cthe ONLY tea being served in the Oscars\u2019 Green Room.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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I\u2019m not sure this is a huge honor since I\u00a0have a feeling\u00a0that the Hollywood glitterati\u00a0might favor stronger\u00a0beverages\u00a0on Oscar night. But\u00a0a tea-party contest is\u00a0a fun idea.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PG Tips is inviting tea fans to send in photos of people sipping its tea at an Oscar party. Where the photos are supposed to be sent is a mystery, but I have asked the company\u2019s publicist to let me know. When she does I\u2019ll update this blog post.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Meanwhile, here\u2019s a recipe for shortbread, a cookie type that always goes well with tea.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Unfortunately, I don\u2019t have any George VI china for my Oscar party. I did find a little cup in our China cupboard from the coronation of his father, George V (played in the film by Michael Gambon).<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The back of the cup features the lyrics to \u201cGod Save the King.\u201d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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I have a feeling that director Tom Hooper and company will be humming that song quietly Sunday night as the envelopes are opened\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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King\u2019s Speech Shortbread<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Ingredients:<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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1\/2 cup (1 stick) sweet butter
\n1\/3 cup confectioner\u2019s sugar
\n1 pinch salt
\n1 pinch baking powder
\n1 cup flour<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Instructions:<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Thoroughly blend the butter and the sugar. Beat in the salt and baking powder; then stir in the flour.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The mixture will be crumbly!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Mold your crumbs into a ball or at least a blob. Wrap the blob in waxed paper and refrigerate it for 1 hour.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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At the end of the hour preheat the oven to 350 degrees.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Gently pat the blob into a 1\/4- inch-thick rectangle on a silicone mat or a plastic cutting board. Cut the rectangle into 12 smaller rectangles. Gently place the rectangles on an unbuttered cookie sheet.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Prick holes in the rectangles. Bake the cookies\u2014pardon me, the biscuits–for 20 to 25 minutes until they begin to turn golden on the edges.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Cool on a cookie rack. Makes 12 cookies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 Alas, once again I am unprepared for the Academy Awards. I\u2019ll watch the ceremony, OF COURSE, but I\u2019m not having a party. And the only nominated film I have seen this season is How to Train Your Dragon. \u00a0 I guess I spend too much time with the very young and the very old! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[13],"tags":[55,1430,305,1428,1429,1427],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9267"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9267"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9288,"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9267\/revisions\/9288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourgrandmotherskitchens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}