National Cream Tea Day (a slightly edited repost)

Sweet Remembrances Cream Scones

 Today, Friday, June 26th is National Cream Tea Day in England as announced by The Cream Tea Society.  Established by Rodda's Cornish Clotted Cream, it's a celebration that I think we should consider making international! Cream Tea d is simply a Pot of Tea accompanied by home-made scones, jam, butter, and clotted cream.

Celebrate with family and friends,  fellow coworkers during break, or simply with a good book, a pot of tea and a scone with cream and jam. Just do it!

The Tea Lady, Judy Larkin, and her English Scones

Kathy's Kove, NJ

 Cream Tea is a much simpler form of Afternoon Tea. It is just the basics! Cream (lots of it), jelly (preferably strawberry), scones fresh from the oven is best, and tea. Endless pots of tea!

Stratford-upon-Avon, England

Roadside Pub, England

 Is it pronounced Scone (like cone) or Scone (like gone)? It's a regional thing, either (long e) or either (long i) is correct. While in England, a young lady (maybe 7 or 8 y/o) listened as we ordered scones (like cone). We overheard her ask her mother, 'mummy is it scone (long o) or scone (soft o)? Her mother replied, it's scone (like gone), they are American and pronounce it differently.

The Empress, Victoria, BC

 And then there is the controversy, which do you slather on first? Cream, and then jam? or Jam, and then cream? It is an ongoing debate, all about personal preference or which region of England you hail from. Devon vs. Cornish. Devon is cream first, jam on top. Cornish is the other way around. It makes no difference in how it tastes!

My preference, cream first, then jam!

Cream Tea? Yes, please!