Cream Teas - what do you look for?

General Discussion
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Hi Everyone - my friend and are contemplating setting up a very English cream team (afternoon tea) venture in her Chateau with a focus on us ExPats - but before we launch into this venture I really would like some input from the populous out there,


what would you like to see as an up scale - Friday, Saturday, Sunday (afternoon tea) All input is very, very welcome


Thanks for your assistance Gabrielle

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Wedmore in Somerset use to have a tearoom where I ate the best cheesecake ever, I think it was famous I went there 25 years ago but I would travel quite a bit to get some more perhaps somebody remembers the recipe?

dom

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Bannock! My sister and niece are over next month. Among my things to bring on list is now a 'Cameron's Selkirk Bannock'. I make the Orkney bereal bannocks occasionally too. Both are a great part of a cream tea. As for the rest of several versions above, as long as crumpets are available love them all. I do so miss Aunties or Fitzbillies very much sometimes.

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my e mail address is johnchinon@hotmail.com

could you send me a mail....

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Proper tea, scones with cream & raspberry jam, red-hot crumpets or real muffins or proper toast (lots of butter) smoked salmon & brown bread sandwiches (no butter) potted shrimps potted shrimps potted shrimps, selkirk bannock, er ummmmmmm that's it off the top of my head...

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Promise homemade made 'CHUNCY" real fruit strawberry jam - if fact homemade jams - Salmon cured in Voka, Scotch etc - cucumber 'Finger' Sandwiches and English style cakes, - lots of homework going into this 'Great English pleasure' something my French friends enjoy coming over and enjoy .

Oh how I remember a good Devon tea - and clotted - thick swirls of sugery syrup through rich thick decadent cream - I think I have just gain another pound or two

Hope to see you at our opening Roger

Gabrielle

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Decent strawberry jam with lumps, Devon Clotted cream with lumps( not that apology for cream from Cornwall) Unctuous Scones without lumps and a real pot of tea and fresh milk. Maybe a few meat or Cucumber sandwiches with a choice of white or brown bread.

Anyone putting butter on their scones should immediately be shown the door :-)

Debn born & bred.

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Thinking of at least 5 different menus - of which we are taking from some the more famous tea rooms such as - The Ritz Carlton, Buckhead, The Savoy, Windsor Court, Harrods , Blithwold Mansion & Gardens, Claridge's etc. It is the hope (?) if the interest is there to bring back at least once a month tea dancing, music recitals, art exhibitions, book readings etc. but it really is up to what once feels would be pleasurable. We are lucky enough to have a liqueur license at the chateau so we can server an aperitif- please more input

We are aiming for something special - a look forward to experience in a very positive way

thanks for comments Liz

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Depends where it is located, would probably not be interested in just a cream tea, but if she is making clotted cream and offers other things as well, then that would make it a destination worth a visit. I would travel quite a distance if there was a good range of art / craft type items and english style clotted cream available for sale.