Chosen recipes & Research on "High Tea":

With a partner: The café in which you work is having a high tea fund raising event. Your job is to create a high tea platter for people with special food needs. From your research and the recipes you have selected, choose items which fill the needs of the 2 groups researched and prepare and present the items in the lessons designated for practical assessment. In order to do this you will need to research the term “high tea”. You should aim to produce 3 items for the platter.

Partner: Georgia Solway

Recipes chosen for our high tea:

1. Banana bread

2. Apple and custard tarts

3. Rice pudding

Research the term, "High tea".

High tea is an English meal that gained popularity in the 1600s, especially among laborers. It was often substantial, contrasted with other types of tea where a few cakes might be served. The meal was often called meat tea because hearty dishes were served, including meat sandwiches and hot cooked food, like meat pies and Welsh rarebit. Cold meats, bread, cheese, crackers, and a variety of desserts like cakes could make up part of the menu.

For the laboring class, high tea was usually a part of the evening meal, taken after sunset. In this case, cooked meats, stews, and the like might be part of the meal. Unlike the tea traditionally served at 4 or 5pm, farming and laboring families tended to eat between 5 and 6 pm, and the meal was usually more closely related to dinner or supper. Substantial food was needed at this time, particularly since families might need to resume work afterwards.

For laborers and farmers, this was a daily traditional meal, not something consumed only occasionally. The definition has recently undergone some changes, however, especially for non-UK countries. Now, high tea often refers to a more traditional tea with lighter meal and dessert offerings. This is often how the term it is used outside of England.

High tea is a fairly substantial meal that includes tea and is served in the late afternoon or early evening. 

Layout of High tea:

High tea’s are usually set very nicely. They are very simple foods served on a nice platter to make the options to the foods available. An example of a layout is: