Cream tea anyone?

iammumtoone

Just having a cream tea for my desert

It a rare treat, the clotted cream was expensive (£1.85:eek:) to offset that I brought value scones (50p) and jam (29p). Scones are ok but wish I got better jam.

Anyone else like cream teas?
Any MSE tips to make this treat cheaper? or ideas to use up the cream?

Willowx

I like doing this every so often maybe three times a year or so, my Mr T has a few different reducers it seems and when the four packs of fancy scones are down to less than 20p I'll grab some and have a cream tea a couple of nights.

PasturesNew

Where I used to live, the local bakery would sell little packs of a small pot of C-cream, little plastic pot of jam, 2 scones, knife, paper plates, wrapped in clingfilm... dunno how much though.

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karcher

I don't have much of a sweet tooth, but occasionally crave a bit of chocolate or something, rarely eat sweet stuff though.

However, just recently I've been craving a massive fresh cream cake..a Cream filled Vanilla Slice, Apple Turnover or a huge jam and Cream filled Scone It's vital to have butter on the scone too though

I really dislike sponge type cream cakes: they don't float my boat at all!

I think it's about 2 years since I had a scone, jam and cream..but believe me it was a huge one

I must satisfy that craving soon :cool:

iammumtoone

PasturesNew wrote: »

Where I used to live, the local bakery would sell little packs of a small pot of C-cream, little plastic pot of jam, 2 scones, knife, paper plates, wrapped in clingfilm... dunno how much though.

Thats a great idea I would prefer that, I will eating clotted cream and scones every night for at least a week now. Still it was lovely so not too much of a hardship (check with me at the end of the week that I'm not totally fed up with it :rotfl:)

caronc

iammumtoone wrote: »

Thats a great idea I would prefer that, I will eating clotted cream and scones every night for at least a week now. Still it was lovely so not too much of a hardship (check with me at the end of the week that I'm not totally fed up with it :rotfl:)

Our local Morrison's has a cafe and you can buy the scone/jam/cream part to take out - not sure how much though but my Dad would have complained if he felt is was pricey as he gets it sometimes:)

tessie_bear

i love a cream tea....my mse ideas are make your own scones ingreds in a scone flour small amount sugar and fat and the best bit you can use up sour milk they are better with sour than fresh....clotted cream freezes and thaws beautifully you wont know its been frozen....jam look for offers make your own and butter freezes well if you see reduced

to aid the whole experience ikea sell cheap cake stands....enjoy
tessa

VfM4meplse

I do this with friends in the summer. Prosecco cream tea on the lawn, can't beat it.

iammumtoone

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I do this with friends in the summer. Prosecco cream tea on the lawn, can't beat it.

I went traditional with a nice cuppa. Good suggestion, I might have tomorrows serving with Baileys and nutella rather than jam.

greyfox

I get my clotted cream from Aldi. Much cheaper than I've found elsewhere. (Around £1.25 for a decent-sized tub, from memory.) I was born & bred in the West Country, so clotted cream is in my blood (& probably clogging-up my arteries!) I usually eat it with strawberries or junket rather than scones, though.

iammumtoone

greyfox wrote: »

I get my clotted cream from Aldi. Much cheaper than I've found elsewhere. (Around £1.25 for a decent-sized tub, from memory.) I was born & bred in the West Country, so clotted cream is in my blood (& probably clogging-up my arteries!) I usually eat it with strawberries or junket rather than scones, though.

Yes it would have been cheaper for me to buy from Aldi but it was a spur of the moment thing, will bear that in mind for next time.

I had to google junket, is it like a blancmange?

Strawberries are now on my list next time I am near a shop