Hello and welcome to my weekly meme Tuesday Cuppa Tea. I will be joining the other blog parties listed at the end of the post by the linky.
Did you enjoy all the Diamond Jubilee coverage? There was just so many wonderful things that I wanted to tell you about, I forgot most of them! It was just too much fun! Had our Union Jack out as well!
If you are interested in some more royal related trivia, I found this fun Queen Elizabeth Quiz in the National Post Online:
I even learned something...I didn't know all the answers. Quite good fun...go ahead...try you skills....
But...on to Tuesday Cuppa Tea! My teacup today is a June cup and saucer from a Flowers Of The Month series by Royal Castle, England. Since the demise of most of the major English china manufacturers in the last few years, quite a few new and small potteries have sprung up, which I think is good news. I have spotted some of the molds that used to belong to other potteries being used or having been copied by the new kids on the block! This is one of them.
The teacup has some lovely red roses for June in quite a pretty pattern, and it's bone china and made in England. Hurrah!!! The month, June, in a surround is on both the cup and saucer. I found this at an estate sale, but would love to see the rest of the series. For more info on the teacup at Antiques And Teacups, click on the photos.
As many of you know, we live on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state, north and West of Seattle, just across the Strait of Juan de Fuca (or the Salish Sea according to the local native peoples) from Victoria, BC Canada. Well, Washington gets quite a bit of rain, and the West Ens, as we callit, by Forks, where the Twilight series is set, is a rain forest. So...you want to know how much rainfall they have had from Jan 1st to May 1st this year???? Wait for it... five feet!
No kidding...NOAA posted it in the paper. We, here in Sequim, have had 8 inches. Whoa! Just to make you feel better about where you live. Folks over there rust...or according to Stephanie Meyer, turn into vampires! LOL!!!!
Okay...back on track. Being raised in an English household, there are things I don't think twice about until someone points them out. Like I mean an American goggling at me and asking "what???" And such a case happened yesterday. I am on my milk free diet due to this having been a bad year for my respiratory allergies, and food can get boring. A friend was visiting and asked what I was making for lunch. I told her without thinking, Tuna and Sweet Corn sandwiches...and she almost spilled her tea down the front of her shirt. Her next comment was "Ewwwww, that sounds horrible!"
That's when I thought...ahh...another Brit thing I take for granted. I was raised on them...along with bacon butties, chip butties, toad in the hole, etc. Sooo...here is the recipe. I love Tuna and Sweet Corn sandwiches. In England you see them all over, and their baguette sandwiches are the best!!! You can even get them at Sainsbury's of Marks and Spencers or any good food hall all over the country.
Tuna & Sweet Corn sandwich spread
1 can of water pack chunk white or albacore tuna, drained and flaked into bowl
chopped green onions to taste---all of this recipe has lots of room to innovate, I do it all the time
dried dill weed---again, to taste
1/2 to 3/4 cup sweet corn kernals, drained canned or thawed frozen or cut from cooked, cooled...the English call it sweet corn because what they call corn is what we call wheat
2tbs or as desired of mayo...some folks like to add or substitute sour cream or cream fraiche, but I don't with the milk allergy
a dash of lemon juice and pepper if desired. Mix well and chill. Serve on bread, a bagel or a small split baguette.
So there you have it, easy as can be and milk free!!!! Have a great day!
Here is the list of blogs I'm joining and the linky to join Tuesday Cuppa Tea. Please link your TEA related posts and I'd love to hear from you.
Monday
Marketplace
Teatime Tuesday
Tuesday
Cuppa Tea
Tea With
Friends
Tuesday Teatime
Friends Sharing Tea Wednesday
What’s
It Wednesday
