This is the latest addition to my library. A lovely book by Barbara Milo Ohrbach author of The Scented Room. I like her advice to “Keep things manageable. It’s important that you be able to cope with the planning and enjoy the meal. Setting the table should be a pleasure and fun if you approach it sensibly.”
It is a very beautiful book and also very practical, with many tips and how to projects. It is packed with tablescapes using a wonderful variety of china, glassware, silver, candles, table linens and centerpieces.
You can learn how to make a petal candle shade, leaf vase, topiary or how to frost fruits & flowers.
The flowers are not just for centerpieces. There is a chapter on using flowers in food with a list of edible flowers and a couple of recipes.
Doesn’t that pate look lovely? So does the punch with its circle of flowers.
I’d love to be a guest at this elegant afternoon tea.
The book includes chapters on creating centerpieces, setting tables inside and outdoors, celebrating Christmas, special occasions and more.
It was published in 1997 and a used copy can still be found at Amazon for as little as $2.69. This is also one of the books on that site that has the “look inside” feature, so you will be able to see many more of its gorgeous pages.
5 comments:
I have wanted that book for a long time, but wouldn't pay the full price for it! Beautiful tabletops!
I'll have to check out Amazon.com.
I finally have the Savannah trip posted!
Katherine
Oh, oh, oh! This book is just my cup of you-know-what! Thanks for the lovely review!
I bought this book way back in 1997 after looking through a co-workers copy. It is just as lovely to me now as it was 13 years ago.
The beautiful pictures are timeless. I would love sitting at a tea table there. A very beautiful book, one I would love.
What fun - such great picutres. It's amazing the stuff one can find if one looks. Alibris is another source for cheap tea books.
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