Tea Time

Tea time. What a nice phrase and what a lovely way to end a busy day of homekeeping. We like to 'take tea' at or near 4pm. This is the perfect time in the day for us to have tea though it may not be the traditional tea time. Some in England refer to 'tea' as the last meal of the day.

If it has been a particularly busy baking day (a large farmer's market order), we are, each one in turn, ready to call it quits with the Doorstep Bakery and all that surrounds it.

Tea time settles the day, quiets the mood and gives us a lift so that we are able to change gears and prepare supper . A small snack and something hot to drink, rests our appetites and allows that the children and the moms can wait  for a nice meal. 

It is a peaceful time to reconnect and speak to one another like family members and not co-workers.

Cardamon applesauce cake is one our tea time favorites. It keeps will refrigerated, is not too sweet and goes great with Tazo Chai or  freshly brewed espresso. 

Please try a tea time for yourself when the day's events close in, your head is in a spin and everything seems pushed. I am reminded of the many heroines of English novels who, while in the middle of a crisis, will ask for  a 'nice cuppa tea'. Perhaps they are on to something deeper than a hot drink.