A list of authorised tea towel manufacturers (made from cotton woven in Mr Miliband's Doncaster constituency) is included in the email along with a suggestion that organisers put together a "Mili band", complete with a "squeeze box, to play a lament for the squeezed middle-classes".
Tesco said it has already commissioned Ed and Justine bunting, and that it was considering stocking a range of mugs, plates and soap-on-a-ropes to cash in on the event.
Asda, too, has held talks with the Labour Party about manufacturing "Mini Mili Trifles" ? an attempt to outdo Waitrose's Royal Trifle, which has been created by Heston Blumenthal, the celebrity chef. The Asda trifle is expected to contain bananas, a nod to the Miliband family's favourite fruit.
The memo has clear echoes of the instructions sent out to David Miliband supporters, when he was running for the leadership of the party. It told people that at 5.30pm they should vacuum their carpets and, ?put the oven on and get the nibbles in. If there are drinks, get them chilling."
At the time that memo was widely mocked. It was considered by some Labour activists as key reason why Ed triumphed over his over his brother, though the latest revelation is likely to cause embarrassment at Labour Party headquarters.
A spokesman for Mr Miliband refused to comment on the street party email, but added: "Actually, Ed isn't that partial to trifle, though he is very fond of a gooseberry fool."
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