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I am defeated... (Original Post)
Soph0571
Jun 2021
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George McGovern
(5,420 posts)1. Looks like you had a nice tea Soph0571. Love your elongated burp!!!
pandr32
(11,581 posts)2. Looks amazing!
Me.
(35,454 posts)3. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You
for calling it afternoon tea and not high tea.
High Tea is something completely different
and so annoying when they mix the 2
mnhtnbb
(31,384 posts)4. What? No clotted cream for the scones?
Looks lovely. Such a civilized tradition.
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)6. Oh there was clotted cream alright! Heavens! n/t
mitch96
(13,895 posts)10. When in Sligo we had little cucumber sandwiches...
White bread, no crust and delicious butter. The cucumber was so thin you could read a newspaper thru it.. Remember newspaper?
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NQAS
(10,749 posts)5. So, being British and all
You have this every day, right?
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)7. LOL if we had this everyday we would all be yuge
so good though!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,595 posts)9. And who wouldn't be defeated by this gorgeous spread? Wow, amazing. ♥
greatauntoftriplets
(175,733 posts)11. I've been there for afternoon tea twice.
So good, the pastries are amazing.
Enjoy!
AndyS
(14,559 posts)13. Defeated perhaps, but
but you went down fighting . . . or maybe not so much
Callalily
(14,889 posts)14. Afternoon tea sounds lovely.
I wouldn't mind experiencing it, just once (or more times?).
https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Afternoon-Tea/