DAR Hostessing

I was head hostess for the first time for our March chapter meeting for my local Daughters of the American Revolution chapter. The program was on the "real" Edenton Tea Party. We learned a lot about what really happened and who was really there. The oral history passed along had a lot of errors, but historians believe they have determined the truth. For the event we decided to have a tea party with no tea to honor the pledge that the Edenton residents made in solidarity with their Boston brethren. For the decor I took advantage of the spring like day to use white, cream, and pink.

I used my childhood tea set as part of the decor. The set has lots of chips from being well-loved but with light pink roses, baby's breath, and white lisianthus it really shines.

The main centerpiece was a large airy arrangement of light pink roses, white lisianthus, and baby's breath. I used my grandmother's tea pitcher. We no longer use it for tea because of it's age, but we do use it for flowers. It's the pitcher that my mother remembers as always having tea ready for the family.

We had lemonade instead of tea, Edenton Tea Party cookies, Sally Lunn bread with jam and butter, cucumber sandwiches, and pimento cheese sandwiches for our menu. Check out my cooking blog for recipes.