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News 8's David Bohlman whipped up some royally good strawberry scones and cucumber sandwiches in honor of the queen's 70 years on the throne.

MOLINE, Ill. Britain is bustling with pomp and pageantry this week asQueen Elizabeth II celebrates her 70th year on the throne. Despite decades of changes within the royal family, the nation's 96-year-old figurehead still remains a cultural icon.

In honor of the queen's platinum anniversary in power, News 8's David Bohlman showed the Good Morning Quad Cities crew how to have an authentic English tea party at home with tea, scones and cucumber sandwiches.

Preheat your oven to 450 Fahrenheit, and line a baking sheet with parchment. Cut the strawberries into small pieces and doss them with a tablespoon of sugar.

In a large bowl, combine flour salt, baking powder and the remaining sugar. Add the cold butter and use two knives or a pastry cutter to incorporate the butter into the dry ingredients. The mixture should resemble small peas.

Add the sliced strawberries to the bowl and toss them with the flour mixture. In a small bowl, whisk an egg and the milk together and pour the wet mixture into the flour bowl. Use a spatula to mix everything together. Add more flour if the dough is too wet and sticky. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and shape them into a round 10-inch disk.

Cut the dough into eight triangles and place them onto the baking sheet. Brush the scones with the egg wash and sprinkle with sugar. Bake the scones for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown.

For the lemon raspberry icing, whisk icing sugar with lemon juice and raspberry liquor until smooth and driving over the scones.

Mix together softened cream cheese and mayonnaise in a bowl until smooth. Stir in herbs, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Spread bread slices with the mixture and add a layer of thinly sliced cucumbers. Top with remaining bread slice, if desired - We served ours open-faced!

Cut each sandwich into three pieces and serve immediately. You can also cover the sandwiches and store them in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.

Watch more segments like this 4:30-7 a.m. weekdays on WQAD'sGood Morning Quad Cities.

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Trash is not welcome at the Tea Party so please dont bring any, remind organizers.

Each year of the annual event (pandemic aside) trash sorters ensure items tossed in the various bins set out at the Oak Bay park venue wind up in the right place.

Every square inch of Tea Party waste goes through our fingers. Its the dirtiest job of the entire weekend but its the most satisfying, lead Noreen Taylor previously told Black Press Media.

READ ALSO: Thousands visit Oak Bay during Tea Party, leave only three bins of trash

The Tea Party aims to be as easy on the environment as possible. Balloons became taboo in 2018 and food vendors commit to using only compostable take-out options.

A group of volunteers, the Tea Party trash gang, hand-sorts at the end of the weekend and has diverted thousands upon thousands of tons of weekend waste from the landfill. Taylor has a goal of making it a zero-waste event.

In 2017 hand-sorting saved 3,740 pounds from heading to the landfill. The weekend came out to about 16 bags of hard plastic, 14 bags of soft plastic and 9.5 totes of garbage.

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In 2018 the equivalent of three household bins of trash hit the landfill and much of it wasnt event trash, just too dirty to be recycled. That year the event crated 2,400 pounds of compost.

By 2019, the last time the Oak Bay Tea Party was held, the team managed to divert 95 per cent from the landfills 80 per cent to compost and 15 per cent recycled. She takes it as a challenge to try to bring that five per cent down to zero.

That requires both ongoing commitments from both the vendors, who she checks in on, and that visitors dont bring trash to the site. The annual Oak Bay Tea Party returns to Willows Beach Park June 3 to 5.

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Peletier, N.C.

May 25, 2022

TO THE EDITOR:

Another primary election has come and gone, leaving the fate of the candidates vying for political office in the hands of the voters; a mere 25% of registered voters in the case of the May 2022 election. The countless hours and money spent by those running for office to spread their message and make an impact in our community, only to be ignored by 75% of registered voters leaves no room for political apathy.

Nevertheless, the voting process in this election was familiar, voters turn up at the polls and are immediately greeted by poll workers, handing out candidate literature in an attempt to sway voters' decisions in the last minutes before they enter the voting booth. These volunteers are paramount during elections due to the limited availability of candidates during early voting, two weeks prior to election day, and election day itself.

In the last decade, the most influential group of poll workers in Carteret County are members of The Crystal Coast Tea Party, a PAC that is separate from any official political party, yet is often mistakenly identified by many voters as the official brother of the Republican Party.

Most voters in Carteret County are familiar with the sample ballot the Tea Party passes out at the polls, endorsing specific Republican candidates that the group agreed upon at one of their closed meetings.

The problem is that the official Republican Party plan of organization states that they must remain neutral in Republican primaries, however, with many voters aligning the Tea Party as the right hand man to the Republican Party, voters mistakenly believe that the Tea Party candidates are the only conservative candidates and look no further. Any educated voter knows this to be false.

I've asked local Tea Party members what criteria a candidate must meet to be endorsed by The Tea Party and my question was never answered. The Crystal Coast Tea Party does not invite candidates to their meetings and they refuse to host political forums with questions pertinent to the office the candidates seek.

It appears that the Tea Party only endorses candidates based on personal relationships rather than issues of substance, such as focusing on the foundation of the group, "Taxed Enough Already."

Ironically, since the group was formed in 2009, the Crystal Coast Tea Party has supported property tax increases and millions of dollars in a school bond which is funded on the backs of local taxpayers. Meanwhile, other counties in North Carolina are receiving millions in state grants to fund school construction projects. The Crystal Coast Tea Party positions are in direct opposition to conservative values.

The Crystal Coast Tea Party is an ineffective good ole' boys club. I challenge anyone reading to list the accomplishments of the elected officials that were endorsed by The Tea Party. I feel you will be hard pressed to bring anything of substance to the table.

The bottom line is the voters of Carteret County have been duped by The Tea Party's paradoxical play on conservative buzzwords. I urge all conservative voters to research candidates before you head to the polls in the next primary election. Ask questions and peel back the proverbial onion. You will be surprised! See you at the polls!

STEVEN OVERBY

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The Cheshire Cafe in Magic Kingdom has a new hibiscus tea for summertime inspired by the March Hare of Alice in Wonderland.

The Cheshire Cafe is near Mad Tea Party in Fantasyland.

Hibiscus Tea topped with Whipped Cream and Hare March Chocolate Coin

This is a great, refreshing, frozen drink.

It tastes like fruit punch with a light hit of hibiscus at the end.

Its not syrupy or overly sweet. We prefer it to previous Cheshire Cafe drinks.

The March Hare (for some reason referred to as Hare March) is printed on a white chocolate medallion on top.

The medallion and whipped cream dont add much except for decoration.

We would get this drink again. What about you? Will you be trying this new tea on your next Magic Kingdom trip?

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Children, including Jacob Platt, aged five, with event manager Stephanie Bond, at Long Knowle Community Hub

The party was held at Long Knowle Library in Wednesfield and involved crafts, activities, dancing and culminated with a royal tea party.

More than 20 children aged between one and 10 attended, much to the delight of organisers.

Stephanie Bond, event organiser, said: "It was amazing, we had a full house, the kids had an absolute blast.

"We had more than 20 children turn up and had pictures of the Queen and information around for them to learn.

"I work in a nursery by day, and I know how important it is for children to celebrate things like this, they may never see anything like it again.

"They all got certificates for taking part in it, and we wanted them to learn about the history.

"When they arrived there was music playing, we had a London tuck shop, a sensory area, all decorated in red white and blue.

"Then we had a tea party then from that we did some parachute games and singing, with the children learning 'happy jubilee' in Makaton."

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Children enjoy a royal get together at Jubilee inspired tea party - Express & Star