Stock's Manor in the Mechanicsburg countryside is a lovely 1786 limestone mansion that offers an elegant location for your special events. They have recently started offering Afternoon Tea. We attended their buffet-style tea held in July.
This beautiful collection of teapots catches your eye as you enter into the location. There is a list of the available tea options, and if you look closely, you'll spot two familiar flavors selected from The Rosemary House including Party of the Jungle and Angel Falls Mist. We each selected our tea flavor and were escorted to our seats while the teas were being prepared.
Once we were shown to our table, we were encouraged to go to the buffet table where another menu board announced the various teatime treats, sweets and savories. It was a beautiful table laden with delicacies.
In the forefront, Cucumber Sandwiches on fresh white bread and farther down, Turkey Salad Sandwich with Strawberries.
Assorted Deviled Eggs were set atop this wine bottle pedestal. These were topped with a flavorful fresh basil pesto.
Caprese Skewers were very tasty with the tomato, mozzarella, and fresh basil.
Some of the other treats included a Smoked Salmon Flatbread, an Italian Sandwich, and Sundried Tomatoes and Olive Flatbread.
The Goat Cheese in Endive cup with walnuts was particularly tasty.
And the Raspberry and Brie Phyllo Cups were fun!
There was a lovely, elevated tray with assorted cheeses, blackberry jam, and fruit placed in front. This was a very pretty offering.
We selected our savories, cheeses, and fruits and headed back to the dining area. By then, our teas had arrived along with a complimentary Mimosa. Having a buffet style Afternoon Tea provided the opportunity for each of us to select what we wanted which created a lovely variety of treats on the plates.
We returned to the buffet to select our Scones and Sweets. There were Blueberry Drop Scones and Plain Scones, both served with Lemon Curd. In addition, the Assorted Tea Cakes included a Chocolate dipped Madelaine, an Almond flavored Petit Four and a Lavender Glazed Cake.
We had an enjoyable Afternoon Tea. May they continue offering this specialty event throughout the year. We learned about this event by following their
Facebook Page.
We recently enjoyed Millionaire Shortbread while vacationing in Scotland. This delicious buttery shortbread kicked up a notch layered with creamy caramel and topped with decadent chocolate is a staple in any respectable cafe, bakery, or tearoom. We sampled a lovely variety of this traybake at various cafes. 
This bakery case labeled it as a caramel traybake, and I was eager to try it, along with a few other sweet treats as noted in the picture above. The first tasting was in Aberdeen at the cafe at the Duthie Park Winter Gardens where we explored the grounds, and the impressive tropical and arid greenhouses.
This collection of sweets included millionaire shortbread discovered at the Stirling Highland Games where they had a row of specialty vendors. The line for these treats was quite long!
This was a quick grocery store run in Nairn as we were on a bus tour with limited time for lunch. We grabbed sandwiches, drinks, and I spotted the bakery counter where I ordered the Snowballs and two round millionaire shortbread cookies. Just know that I wish I had ordered four of the shortbread and skipped the snowballs since the kids opted for the shortbread leaving the snowballs to the adults who really wanted the shortbread, too! Angelica sums up Millionaire Shortbread with one word, 'delicious'. We'll share a recipe with our next post.
