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Afternoon Mad Hatter's Tea Recipes

Mad Hatter's Tea At Thyme & Seasons, China and Ruby serve a special tea just for kids. If you and your children would like to serve a special Mad Hatter Tea for their friends, here are the Thyme & Seasons recipes. March Hare's Hammy Sandwich Dormouse's Dillied Egg Alice's Thumbprint Cookie Serve with a sweetly flavored tea that will appeal to children, such as raspberry, apple, or cinnamon-spice.

March Hare's Hammy Sandwich sliced ham, cut into cubes (about 1 1/2 cups) 1/4 cup finely chopped celery 1/4 cup finely chopped sweet red pepper 2-3 tablespoons finely chopped onion 1 tsp mild curry powder mayonnaise mustard 8 slices of white bread, crusts trimmed off, buttered on one side Mix first five ingredients together. Add mayonnaise to moisten and mustard to taste. Spread filling on 4 slices of bread, top with remaining 4 slices, and cut into triangles.

Dormouse's Dillied Egg 6 hard boiled eggs, cut in half and yolks removed 2 tablespoons minced dill pickles 2 tablespoons minced onion 2 teaspoons fresh dill, minced, or 1 tsp dried mayonnaise mustard paprika parsley Mash egg yolks and mix with pickle, onion, and dill. Add mayonnaise to moisten and mustard to taste. Pile mixture into egg halves. Sprinkle with paprika and garnish with parsley.

Alice's Thumbprint Cookie 1 cup shortening 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 egg yolks 2 cups sifted flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 egg whites, slightly beaten 1 1/2 cups finely chooped pecans or walnuts Cream shortening, sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla. Sift flour with salt and stir into creamed mixture. Roll into balls. Dip in egg whites. Roll in chopped nuts. Bake at 375 degrees on greased cookie sheet for 4-5 minutes. Remove from oven and thumbprint each cookie (kids love to do this!) Return to oven for 5 minutes. When cool, fill the depression with your child's favorite jelly or jam.