Virtual afternoon tea, all welcome. Please bring cake.

Cher_Alumni

This week is officially <drumroll> National Afternoon Tea Week.. but you already knew that!  So today, join me in a veritable soiree of tea, scones and jam.

With amazing foresight, @Katharine_Scope posted a thread yesterday asking who you would invite to afternoon tea and what your added cake/snack/drink would be if you could add one thing to the menu.

And, I'll freely admit the thought of afternoon tea hasn't loomed far out of my head ever since.  With that said, get together your best fine bone china and tea as we have an afternoon of all things quintessentially English.

Now, what sandwiches shall we start off with?  And should we cut the crusts off?

janer1967

Has to be egg mayo and cress with crusts off as a starting point 

Cher_Alumni

Tuna mayo and cucumber on wholemeal bread for me with crusts off too.  Plus, tea - not too milky, half a teaspoon of sugar.  Are you a big tea drinker or do you prefer coffee?

leeCal

I’d like thick ham sandwiches please with just a smidgen of mutard on wholemeal bread. And one coffee with two brown sugars. I’ve brought my own teaspoon ?
thank you.

oh, I forgot cake! 

chiarieds

Prawn, mayo & lettuce in wholemeal bread, cut into triangles, please. Coffee preferably.

Cher_Alumni

@leeCal There's a cake shop over the road <points to conveniently placed virtual patisserie  >

Ooh nice choice, ham and mustard.  I go through phases with mustard.  Sometimes the colour puts me off! ha.  Has anyone ever been out for afternoon tea?  If so, where did you go and was it nice?

janer1967

How about some posh bread lol we can't forget good old potted meat as well 

I will have tea with mine 

Ami2301

I'm intrigued to know what posh bread is @janer1967

janer1967

@Ami2301 things like soda bread , sour dough , rye and flavoured bread cheese and onion,  herb , sun dried tomato , olive 

Ami2301

Never knew there were so many!

Cher_Alumni

I love a bit of posh bread.  But - can anything beat tiger bread with lashings of butter spread on it?

janer1967

Of course @Cher_Scope
Home baked bread still warm is the best the loaf doesn't last long 

leeCal

So I didn’t know what to get and they had these fairy cakes ? made with fresh cream etc.  So I bought those, hope their okay. Sixteen altogether, that should be enough for a while anyway.

Cher_Alumni

Aye you have a point @janer1967 My mum used to bake bread and there was nowt better than having it still warm from the oven with butter on.  Oooft, I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.  

Opinions on sandwiches cut into fingers - do we think it's unnecessary or quaint?   

leeCal

Cut into fingers?! No thanks, just cut mine in half please. 

janer1967

I don't mind fingers easier to eat 

chiarieds

Definitely triangles with the crusts cut off.....I made countless sandwiches when I worked in Pumphreys Coffee shop (a Saturday job many moons ago).

vikingqueen

            Making a batch of scones, got the jam just need to buy the clotted cream 

Cher_Alumni

@chiarieds Ah yes, I don't know why but sandwiches cut into triangles always taste nicer than rectangles to me!

@vikingqueen Save me one!

Okay, sandwiches out the way.  What cake are we all going for?  I've been craving coffee flavoured swiss roll lately but that seems too demure for this occasion.  I think I'll go for a slice of classic victoria sponge.  

janer1967

Going to whip up some cakes to contribute please let me know your preference 

Lemon drizzle 
Strawberry Victoria sponge 
Coffee and walnut 
Choc fudge 
Carrot cake 
Red velvet 
Fruit cake 

Or any of your favourite i have missed 

janer1967

@Cher_Scope lol we must both have been thinking it was cake time