Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. High tea platter - Fancy.yan/Getty Images In general, cucumbers consist of large amounts of water -- specifically, they're roughly ...

An afternoon tea party is pure elegance, but no need to wait for a special occasion to enjoy those tasty nibbles — in fact, it's surprisingly easy to set out a whole spread of tea sandwiches. They'll ...

The Bay Area has its own rich tea party traditions, mostly nodding to the British style. But up until a couple of years ago, it was nearly impossible to find this kind of hybridized, Asian-inspired ...

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If you know anything about afternoon tea, then you will know that cucumber sandwiches are a non-negotiable part of the spread. Afternoon tea seems to have been invented in the 1840s, however, the ...