WHEN ENTERTAINING FOR THE BRIDE-TO-BE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 886, 1 February 1930, Page 24

WHEN ENTERTAINING FOR THE BRIDE-TO-BE

TRY A “RECIPE TEA” Next time you would help a bride-to-be, give her a “recipe tea.’’ Many a bride makes her first acquaintance with the culinary art and the kitchen stove after marriage, sometimes to the regret of her husband. The organiser of the “tea” must be responsible for the invitations. She will also be expected to receive and accommodate the guest of honour and her invited friends. A list of the latter should be made out, and invitation issued, at least 10 days before the chosen date. Each invitation should be accompanied by a request that the invited one bring a copy of her favourite cake, biscuit or other recipe, together -with a sample of the articles made by such recipe. If the guests rise to the occasion as they should, the hostess-organiser will have no worry regarding the afternoon tea (or supper, if evening be chosen), except to provide her own recipe and plate and the necessary beverage—tea or coffee. The bride-elect need not be acquainted with the plan of campaign; she need only be invited to meet her friends at a complimentary afternoon or evening. Her fiance should also be Invited. At the conclusion of the tea a few compliments may be passed and the recipes collected, placed in a wallet and presented to the guest of honour.