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Tea parties are having a moment right now—quite possibly their biggest since they came onto the 19th-century social scene in England.
It could be due to simple trend cycles, but we likely have to credit the newest season of Bridgerton. According to a new trend report from Pinterest, searches for “Bridgerton tea party” increased by 430% this year. The site also saw increases in searches for «high tea food ideas,» «afternoon tea party ideas,» and «floral tea party.»
“People are turning to Pinterest to plan their summer entertaining and social activities, and searches for summer tea parties and themed dinner parties are on the rise,” the pinning platform said in a statement. “It seems that the new Bridgerton season and creative trending tea recipes and inspiring congregations centered around high tea and floral decor.”
If you’re hosting tea of your own, you want to foremost think about the food and drink you're going to serve—tea and sandwiches, obviously. As Martha Stewart put it in a video on CBS, a tea sandwich is “that afternoon snack that all of us crave and that not many of us ever really get in our lives.”
Stewart recommends preheating your teapot before you steep it, which she does by putting boiling water in the pot and then pouring it out. Then she spoons two tablespoons of loose-leaf tea—according to her, “What a real tea party is all about”—in the pot and pours hot water over the top. After steeping, she serves.
“The first thing you put in your cup is the milk,” Stewart instructed in the video. “Just a little bit. Add the tea, and pour through a little tea strainer if you have one. This catches any of the excess tea leaves.”
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