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COSTWOLDS (oops, I mean COTSWOLDS) - English tea time 18

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Fosse Farmhouse B&B, near Castle Combe.

First the instructions, then the actual perfect scone.

Not to mention tea served correctly! Milk first then tea on top. Done that way because otherwise the tea will stain the porcelain. Says the owner of the bed & breakfast.

The little lion's head is from the Romans - found on the site of the bed & breakfast.
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38 comments

John FitzGerald said:

A striking still life.
4 weeks ago

raingirl replied to John FitzGerald:

Thank you so much. I rarely do them, but being in that space it was intense (in a good way) and the display called to me to take this.
4 weeks ago

Nicolas Mertens said:

Nice composition.
4 weeks ago ( translate )

raingirl replied to Nicolas Mertens:

Thanks!
4 weeks ago

Günter Klaus said:

Oh,das ist ja interessant,das man zuerst die Milch reingibt liebe Laura,aber das schaut schon sehr köstlich aus :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
4 weeks ago ( translate )

raingirl replied to Günter Klaus:

Well, that is what the host said was the "correct" way to do it. I'd never heard of it before!
4 weeks ago

Edna Edenkoben said:

English tea time... I love it! :-)
4 weeks ago

raingirl replied to Edna Edenkoben:

It was the best I've ever had. The host was a hoot!
4 weeks ago

Edna Edenkoben replied to raingirl:

Now that sounds absolutely delightful, Laura :-)
4 weeks ago

* ઇઉ * said:

First the milk, then tea on top may protect the porcelain from staining, but probably not the teeth. ;))
Anyway, I like the English tea ceremony as much as the Japanese, for example, with everything that goes with it. And I love this photo with the beautiful details and your description of it.
3 weeks ago

raingirl replied to * ઇઉ *:

haha - yes, I'm sure you are right, teeth love to hold tea stain.

So glad this photo pleases you. It certainly brings back good memories for me - I can almost taste that scone again!
3 weeks ago

RHH said:

Excellent photo and makes me want to go back to England again. We do have plans for 2026 and probably Paris as well, which, if it happens, will give us opportunity to see Notre-
Dame. We discovered in France the majority of the churches are Notre-Dames.
3 weeks ago

Joe, Son of the Rock said:

I love the limited palette of this beautiful still-life image.
3 weeks ago

Roger (Grisly) said:

Beautiful English still life, love the jam on the knife!
3 weeks ago

Boarischa Krautmo said:

wonderful!
2 weeks ago ( translate )
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