BOSTON RESTAURANT CIRCA 1960-1975 "ENGLISH TEA ROOM&quo

[AUNTY CAROL BARREL]

hi all, first time here, i hope i am doing this correctly. my request is for anyone who would rememeber a restaurant on newbury st in boston called the ENGLISH TEA ROOM, in the 1960-1975 era. they had the most wonderful rolls and salad dressing. just wondering if anyone would have , and if so, willing to share those two recipes. thank you in advance!

[Molly53]

AUNTY CAROL BARREL wrote:
hi all, first time here, i hope i am doing this correctly. my request is for anyone who would rememeber a restaurant on newbury st in boston called the ENGLISH TEA ROOM, in the 1960-1975 era. they had the most wonderful rolls and salad dressing. just wondering if anyone would have , and if so, willing to share those two recipes. thank you in advance!

What kind of rolls and what kind of salad dressing?

[BecR]

Hi Aunty CB~ I found this recipe forEnglish Tea Room Salad Dressing on the internet. Becky

http://www.talkfood.com/forum/showthread.php/10500-Boston-s-English-Tearoom-Salad-Dressing

and, here's another similar recipe that I found on Chowhound:

English Tea Room Dressing

2/3 Cup sugar
1 Teaspoon dry mustard
1 Teaspoon paprika
1 Teaspoon celery seed
1/4 Teaspoon salt
1/2 Cup honey
1/3 Cup vinegar
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 Teaspoon grated onion
1 Cup salad oil

Honey based salad dressing. 6 servings. Mix dry ingredients in separate bowl. Blend honey, vinegar and lemon juice in small bowl; then add to dry ingredients. Add oil in slow streams, beating it constantly with beater. Use over various greens topped with red onion. Enjoy! (From Boston's English Tea Room on Newbery Street).

[bdgt]

AUNTY CAROL BARREL wrote:
hi all, first time here, i hope i am doing this correctly. my request is for anyone who would rememeber a restaurant on newbury st in boston called the ENGLISH TEA ROOM, in the 1960-1975 era. they had the most wonderful rolls and salad dressing. just wondering if anyone would have , and if so, willing to share those two recipes. thank you in advance!

Hi Aunty Carol,

I know it has been a long time since you posted your request so I hope this finds you. I too have been searching for a recipe for the salad dressing that they used and 40 years later I am still looking.

I was wondering if you tried the dressing posted below your request? I hesitate to try it as the celery seeds don't seem quite right. I seem to remember is having poppy seeds. I have tried a number of poppy seed dressings over the years but haven't found what I am looking for yet.

Please let me know if you tried the dressing and what you thought.

Thanks, Brenda

[Dee514]

I have found several variations of the dressing posted online. The one thing they all seem to have in common is the celery seeds (or celery salt). I see no reason why you couldn't use poppy seeds instead of celery seeds if that is what you remember/prefer. (Of course that will change the flavor of the dressing.)

Here is yet another version:

http://therecipereader.com/tea-room.htm

"This is a Klock family favorite adapted by Nancy for our little red cookbook. It was enjoyed by her at the English Tea Room Restaurant when visiting Peter while he was in college in the sixties.

TEA ROOM SALAD DRESSING

10 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1 medium onion, grated
1 cup oil
1/2 cup vinegar
1 Tablespoon celery seed

In a Waring blender (or Cuisinart food processor, now) combine the first five ingredients and blend well for 10 minute. Slowly add vinegar while continuing blending. Then add celery seeds.

Let sit several hours, stored in covered jar.

Best served on a rather plain green salad (e.g. mix of lettuce and raw spinach) or as a coleslaw dressing.

Adapted from a salad served in the sixties in the English Tea Room, Boston.

This recipe has been kitchen tested."

[bdgt]

Thank you Dee514.

This is essentially the same recipe that I have been making for years but, as I mentioned with poppy seeds, that wasn't quite right. Looks like maybe I have been using the wrong seeds. Can't wait to try it. So glad I found this forum. Thanks again, Brenda

PS: The dressing made with the poppy seeds is great on a fruit salad.

[pinky kookie]

These are other similar versions of the dressing with poppy seeds that maybe you would like to try:

POPPY SEED DRESSING FOR FRUIT SALAD
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1715,145174-231195,00.html
1 c. honey
2 tsp. dry mustard
2 c. oil
2 tbsp. poppy seed
2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. onion juice
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. lemon peel
Mix and let chill.

HONEY, POPPY SEED SALAD DRESSING
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1615,144187-243192,00.html
1 c. honey
1 tsp. paprika
5 tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. grated onion, if desired
1 tsp. dry mustard
2 tsp. poppy seeds
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 c. oil
In a blender, blend together all ingredients except the oil. Gradually add the oil, beating constantly until mixture thickens. Store in a covered jar in the refrigerator.

LOVE DRESSING
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1715,153160-239206,00.html
1/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/3 c. red wine vinegar
2 tsp. onion juice
2/3 c. salad oil
1 1/2 tsp. poppy seeds
Dissolve sugar, salt and mustard in vinegar. Add onion juice and oil. Blend in blender for 4 to 5 minutes, until thick and creamy. Gently stir in poppy seeds. If kept covered and refrigerated, it will last a long time.

[auldone11]

Hi y'all.

I am here with a rather unusual request. I was doing a Google search of the old English Tea Room in Boston when I stumbled on this website. Given the years referred to in the headline, it seemed obvious to ask if any of you folks got to know the woman who ran the English Tea Room in the early '60s. I know her husband and son were surnamed Lozano (or de Lozano) and that they had some sort of Spanish nobility links. I do not know what surname the lady who ran the Tearoom used, but I am pretty sure I recall that she was also of noble birth, though from eastern Germany rather than Spain. Lozano fils was a friend while in college. Last I knew he attended the New England Conservatory of Music as a piano student. Any info or suggestions would be gratefully received.

Tom