Scottish Borders photo of the day: a really nice cuppa

by MaryAnn Johanson

Wed, Apr 17, 2013

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Afternoon cream tea at the visitor center at Abbotsford, once home to Walter Scott. Swank!

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MarkyD

Wed, Apr 17, 2013 4:04am

Man, I want me some of that. Looks perfect.

Captain_Swing666

Wed, Apr 17, 2013 5:33am

Swank…..And not cheap by the look of it.

MaryAnn Johanson

reply to Captain_Swing666

Wed, Apr 17, 2013 9:21am

Actually, it wasn’t much. I can’t remember exactly, but I don’t remember sticker shock, either.

Captain_Swing666

reply to MaryAnn Johanson

Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:21pm

Astounding – the presentation makes it look as though it would be a rip-off.

MaryAnn Johanson

reply to Captain_Swing666

Wed, Apr 17, 2013 10:46pm

This is a brand-new tearoom/restaurant, and they’re clearly going for a really modern look — no twee tearoom, this.

Captain_Swing666

Wed, Apr 17, 2013 7:13pm

“Are those croutons in middle of the table? ”

They are lumps of unrefined sugar. Like real sugar only posher.

The rest is scones (Americans call them biscuits I understand), jam, clotted cream and butter. It’s a traditional English “high tea”. What you do is cut the scones in half – add jam and cream and eat it whilst drinking the tea. If you really want the cardiac arrest you can butter the scone before-hand. Alternatively, you can ignore the cream/jam and simply butter your scone instead.

MarkyD

reply to Captain_Swing666

Wed, Apr 17, 2013 8:25pm

You just made me want some right now.

Captain_Swing666

reply to MarkyD

Wed, Apr 17, 2013 9:49pm

It’s your entire daily allowance of calories in one fat and carbohydrate laden hit.

MaryAnn Johanson

Wed, Apr 17, 2013 10:45pm

The wedge is butter. The white stuff in the cup is clotted cream, which is sort of in between butter and unsweeted whipped cream. The dark stuff in the other cup is raspberry jam. And yes, sugar lumps in the middle of the table.