LITTLE WOMEN RECIPE BOOK for "Tea In The Garden"

Welcome to a "Little Women

Tea In The Garden":

A darling cookbook I ordered recently came in the mail. It was published in 2019 and I was reminded why I love this type of cookbook.  I adore cookbooks that are historical and those that feature recipes to do with classic books and movies.

Have you seen any of the Little Women movies?  I have at least three.  I prefer the one with Winona Ryder in it but enjoy them all. I feel I need to actually read the book because

I can see from the cookbook that there is of course much more to enjoy about the March family than what is presented on the screen.

So The Little Women Cookbook by Wini Moranville is really sweet. Many of you will remember when Amy March said that Pickled Limes were all the rage at school and her sister Meg felt sorry for her. She gave Amy the rag money so that she could buy some to trade or give away with friends.

 

"Amy's Pickled Lime Sugar Cookies"

suggests you purchase a market sugar

cookie mix and add the icing.  I took my own sugar cookie recipe and reduced the quantity.

 So here is the recipe I made for todays "Tea in the Garden".

Sugar Cookie Base 

if you want homemade:

makes 2 Dz medium cookies

1 stick butter - 1/2 cup , 1/2 tsp vanilla, 2 med eggs, 1 3/4 cup sifted flour, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp cream of tartar, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt

I prefer to roll this out and cut it with a medium size scone cutter or round cutter

Bake 375 degrees for about 8 minutes

in a regular oven or 7 1/2 convection

Cool completely and then ice

Icing here:

1 1/2 Tb butter unsalted/soft, 1 1/2 Cup confectioners sugar, 4 1/2 tsp lime juice. 1 1/2 tsp grated lime zest, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, little milk if need to thin, green food coloring, 8 small jellied line green candies sliced into 4 pieces each

I could not find the lime slices but found something else that worked....be flexible right?

I hope this has been fun and I would suggest it for a tea time with little girls or teens

and especially with a "Little Women" tea themed party.

Late note: Now I am in therapy twice a week

and will be doing exercises three times a day.

As you may be surprised to see this post and

me out setting it up - I am not one to sit but

I am moving slow and easy!