Tumblr (3.0; @creamteas)http://creamteas.tumblr.com/<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/0hPKxtNjgpalwlz3drel66Zoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Following on from our <a href="http://creamteas.tumblr.com/post/97580750/the-2009-cream-tea-season-got-off-to-a-good-start">strong start</a> to the season, was this delightful treat.</p> <p><b>Location:</b> <a href="http://www.theroyallandscape.co.uk/landscape/savillgarden/">The Savill Garden</a> visitor centre café/canteen, Old Windsor</p> <p><b>Scones: </b>white, large, fruited, one of. Normally I’d prefer a cream tea with two scones, but these were large enough and the day merry enough that it did not dampen my spirits. Crumbly, bready texture. Pleasing.</p> <p><b>The ever contentious butter:</b> absent. Butter was available within the canteen, but it was not specifically provided as part of the cream tea ensamble.</p> <p><b>Jam: </b>Wilkin & Sons Ltd strawberry, by Tiptree. One single-serving pot. Ample to cover the scone and compensate for the lack of butter on the dryness front.</p> <p><b>Cream: </b>a single-serving pot of <a href="http://www.roddas.co.uk/">Rodda’s Cornish Clotted Cream</a>. Just enough for the large scone, but no room to go overboard. Fresh and just below room temperature. Perfect.</p> <p><b>Tea: </b>a good English cuppa in a stainless steel pot, enough for two cups. Small jug of fresh, cold milk. Very pleasing.</p> <p><b>Assembly style: </b>scone-jam-cream (SJC).</p> <p><b>Rating: </b>an ample 8/10.</p>http://creamteas.tumblr.com/post/132209232http://creamteas.tumblr.com/post/132209232Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:43:33 -0400<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/0hPKxtNjgmg9f16nOsVCYCcPo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The 2009 cream tea season got off to a good start today with this little beauty.</p> <p><b>Location:</b> <a href="http://www.coam.org.uk/">The Chiltern Open Air Museum</a> visitors tea room.</p> <p><b>Scones: </b>white, fruitless, two of. (I’d eaten half by the time I’d taken the photo.) Slightly doughy, but not enough to spoil them.</p> <p><b>The ever contentious butter:</b> present. Two small packets (one pictured), which was twice the amount required to cover the scones. The butter was soft, but not runny.</p> <p><b>Jam: </b>Robertson’s classic strawberry, in two single-serving pots. Very nice, and just the right amount without wastage. Jam had bits in, as is right and proper.</p> <p><b>Cream: </b>a small dish of fresh clotted creme - source unknown. Ample in quantity and very delicious.</p> <p><b>Tea: </b>standard issue tea room tea in a standard issue tea room stainless steal teapot for one. Milk jug. Very nice, but not exceptional.</p> <p><b>Assembly style: </b>scone-butter-jam-cream (SBJC).</p> <p><b>Rating: </b>a firm 7/10.</p>http://creamteas.tumblr.com/post/97580750http://creamteas.tumblr.com/post/97580750Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:41:28 -0400