I picked up this book sheerly because of it's coffee table/recipe quality. Sometimes I like when things can be multipurpose. Vintage Tea Party by Carolyn Caldicott; Photographs by Chris Caldicott, first edition, 2012 published by Frances Lincoln Limited is a quaint book that can sit on a bookshelf, lie on a coffee table or stand in the kitchen. With it's charming photography and thirty... I am estimating here, recipes it gives you just about everything you will need for an old-fashion tea party. Making you relax and enjoy your company without all the stress and strain of a dinner party. The book goes through all you need to know and the history of tea parties in the section Teatime and other sections include; Preserves, Tea in the Drawing Room, High Tea, Tea in the Garden, Fireside Tea and Nursery Tea. Of coarse each section has a variety of recipes. Classic recipes include: Victoria sponge, cucumber sandwiches, English muffins, scones, date and walnut cake and of coarse a Flapper's favourite Earl Grey tea mixed with gin and lemon. Vintage Tea Party let's you romanticise in a nostalgic era that has all but past by. However it is making a comeback. Check your local area for a tea room near you. - JW