Margaret Thornby’s Tea & Tea Room Talk Magazine

Our Tea Talk Xmas gift guide

The new edition of tea talk magazine should be hitting your doormats in the next few days – to make it easier for you to follow the links to some of the lovely gift ideas inside we thought we’d do a quick online roundup.

1. The Margaret Thornby “If it can survive Rachael’s kitchen it must be good” tea towel
2. Tunnocks wafer cushions from Nikki McWilliams
3. Fabulous moustache mugs from the tea appreciation society
4. Brilliant craft sets from Tea & Crafting
5. Poetry for tea lovers: Distinguished Leaves on Amazon
6. Tea accessories from Not on the High Street
7. The portable home smoker
8. How to make tea cup candles
9. Nigella’s Chilli Jam recipe
10. … or you can cheat and buy it from Betty’s

Posted on 05 December 2011. Comments (0)


Enter our Tea Cosy Competition

Tea Cosy Competition Guidelines
The tea cosy competition is open to anyone who would like to knit, crochet or sew a tea cosy to raise money for the Travelling Tea Room project. Please read the guidelines and sign the declaration below.

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Margaret Thornby reviews East India Company Marmalade

I was asked, via Twitter, to review for East India Fine Foods Company their Grapefruit and Lime Marmalade with Silver Leaf; they subsequently sent me a sample through the post. This was a fresh tasting marmalade, with a clear taste; I could discern both grapefruit and lime coming through. It is the sort of marmalade I would enjoy at around 11am either at home or when visiting a tea room; best served, of course, with quality bread to enhance the experience. My only negative comment would be the price, which, when looking at East India’s website, I thought probably beyond the means of many

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