This weekend, starting 2nd June 2012, marks the celebration of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee, and also her official birthday on June 4th. Garden and street parties will be held in the UK, the Commonwealth and by British ex-pats throughout the world this weekend to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s 60 years on the throne, the only British monarch other than Queen Victoria to achieve such a feat.
Here are some party food ideas if you are hosting your own Diamond Jubilee street or garden party.
- Union Flag Cake or cupcakes
- Mini Fish n Chips in newspaper cones
- Minted Cucumber Sandwiches
- Egg sandwiches
- Smoked salmon on buttered brown bread
- Mini Toad in the Hole
- Mini pork pies
- Mini ploughman’s tart-lets
- Mini Scotch eggs
- Sausage rolls
- Marmite & Cheddar cheese mini tarts
- Coronation chicken Vol-au-vents
- Pimms and lemonade
- British beer and cider
- English Sparkling wine
- Dubonnet and Gin (The Queen’s favourite tipple)
- Homemade lemonade
- Eton mess
- Strawberries and cream
- And last but not least, lashings of tea and scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam.