title: Dainty Dining: Vintage recipes, memories and memorabilia from America's department store tea rooms
author:  Angela Webster McRae 
description: <span>&quot;This fascinating book will obviously appeal to those who have a love for tea, however, anyone who enjoys history, trivia, and recipes will also be intrigued.&quot; - Tea in Texas magazine, May 2012</span>
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  Copyright © 2020
  
  
  Published in Wales.
  
  
  This version updated 2020
  
  
  All rights reserved by the author. No part of this publication can be
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  While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the
  author assumes no responsibilities for errors or omissions, or for damages
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  ## Chapter One
  
  For the first time that day, the shop was quiet. All Things Nice experienced a
  steady trade 