come for tea
The royal nuptials this summer have brought increased interest in afternoon tea, perhaps because Meghan Markle’s first meeting with Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace was for tea. And thanks to coaching by Englishman Edmund Fry, proprietor of Rose Tree Cottage in Pasadena, California, whose tearoom was one those featured in last issue’s installment of “TeaTime 15,” Ms. Markle was well prepared. Although most of us will likely never have the privilege of being invited to tea with the queen, we can get a sense of what would be served in Royal Teas, a book by two of Her Majesty’s chefs. Turn to page 54 to read more about it and to see the queen’s recipe for drop scones—they just might be a little different than what you would expect. Before TeaTime’s…
