EQUIPMENT FOR CATERING TEA PARTIES

Here is a list of the equipment you will need to start your tea party catering business. Before you start there are some decisions you need to make.

When I catered tea parties I took all the equipment needed for the party. The only things the hostess had to provide were napkins, water goblets, butter knives, and teaspoons. I told the hostess that a centerpiece would not be needed because the three-tiered servers I used would sit in the center of the table and there would not be room for anything else.

You need to decide if you want to take china cups and saucers and dessert plates or have you hostess furnish them. I found that most people do not have tea china so I catered it for them. You need to decide what else your hostess needs to furnish--creamer and sugar, sugar cubes, milk for tea, honey, artificial sweetner, napkins, etc. You have to decide what you want to cater and what you want them to supply. The more equipment you are willing to take, the more you should charge per person.

The stared items are not necessary, but they sure made catering easier.

China teacups and saucers
China plates--dessert size works best
China creamers and sugar bowls
Large serving plates for the tiered servers
Three-tiered plate servers
Sugar tongs
Small bowls for condiments (Lemon curd, Devonshire Cream, special spread)
100 cup coffee urn for hot water--I used two
Tea pots--I served three different kinds of tea, so 3 pots per table
*Air pots to make the tea in
*Hats--at least twice as many as guests
Catering crate
Cleanup crate
Rose buds for the bread plate
Rose petals for decoration on the serving plates

CATERING CRATE included:
Hand mixer
Spatulas
Bread knife (to cut the tea bread)
Scissors
Cutting board
Small paring knife
Servng spoons
Cookie sheet for baking scones
Mixing bowls
Measuring cup
Measuring spoons
Timer (I used one with three different timers)
Pastry tube
Pastry tips for piping designs on sandwiches and desserts
Paper towels
Zip lock plastic bags
Plastic wrap

CLEANUP CRATE included:
Small wash basin
Small drying rack with mat
Dish soap
Wash cloths
Dish towels

For children's parties I also took:
*Hats
*Necklaces
*Boas
*Gloves

You also need all the food stuffs for food you are catering.

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