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<p><b>This comprehensive guide, in official partnership with the hit TV series Downton Abbey, is a lavish celebration of elegant afternoon tea, filled with recipes, historical facts and etiquette guides. </b><br> <br> With over <b>150 stunning photographs</b> featuring stills from across the <i>Downton Abbey</i> series and up to the <i>Downton Abbey: A New Era</i> film release, plus a foreword by Gareth Neame, <i>Downton Abbey</i>'s executive producer, this collection of 70 delicious recipes will serve up everything you need to take afternoon tea just like the Granthams. <br> <br> The book also explores the <b>history of tea</b>, covering its origins and varieties, the etiquette surrounding its consumption in English aristocratic life, <b>and its presence in the series, both upstairs and downstairs. </b><br> <br> <b>Recipes for delicious bakes, bites and assorted sweet and savoury delights include: </b></p> <ul> <li>Pastries, buns and biscuits - Whip up classics like the cream scone or Chelsea buns, as well as enticing delicacies from raspberry eclairs to chocolate florentines  <br> <br></li> <li>Afternoon tea cakes, tarts and puddings - From colourful Battenburg cakes and lemon tarts to warming spicy dark gingerbread or steamed toffee pudding <br> <br></li> <li>Tea sandwiches and savoury bites - Enjoy mini pork pies and Cornish pasties, or make carefully trimmed tea sandwiches <br> <br></li> <li>Preserves and spreads - Make aromatic strawberry-rhubarb jam, currant jelly or lemon curd from scratch to accompany your bakes <br> <br></li> <li>From intimate afternoon tea taken in the drawing-room to glamorous tea parties in the garden, there are afternoon tea experiences to suit any occasion. </li> </ul> Full of photographs and quotes from Downton characters, with this book <b>you can recreate the rich traditions and flavours of Downton Abbey afternoon tea, time and time again. </b>