I baked again today. Scones rather than muffins this time, but I’m still worried it’s becoming a habit.
I didn’t even have the excuse of friends stopping by. I just fancied scones.
While I was waiting for them to cook (and regretting not cutting them into nice little rounds, rather than rough wedges) I got thinking about what sort of tea to have.
A mug of builder’s brew? Green tea with lime might compliment the orange flavour in the scone? A Darjeeling perhaps? Or maybe a fruit tissane?
Straight from the baking paper, or find a pretty plate? What about a napkin?
Are you a scone eater? A posh plate user? The one who eats on the go, or who stops to savour? China cup? Or favourite mug?
Let me know in the comments.
I love this and love scones
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You have such lovely china! I am saying nothing about the scones.
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I’ve been picking up odd bits and pieces in sales, etc. I have hardly anything that matches anything else. My mum would hate it!!
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I see lovely pottery around here in the craft shops and galleries that I am very tempted by, but have to keep reminding myself that I do not need to start collecting stuff at my age! I suspect one or two pieces might slip in for a birthday or two… 🙂
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I have that conversation with myself too — but I call the stuff that I buy “props” — and somehow t that makes it ok.
If there are nice ceramic pieces in galleries near you, I think you definitely deserve one or two as gifts. Think of it as helping local artists. 🙂
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Some nice wooden spoons too that weren’t too expensive that I quite fancied. I do love wood. So tactile.
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I used to hate wooden bowls, spoons etc (except kitchen wooden spoons which are just practical), but I’m becoming a convert to the old trencher-style boards for serving food on. They are (ironically) hideously expensive here 🤨
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Looks delish, Su! In my next (retired) life, I will be a “take the time to savour and use the nice china” person. I love taking the time to make a tea or coffee break more of an occasion, when I allow myself to do so.
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😀
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I am a wedge scone baker–these look lovely. And I love your mugs–especially the heart mug. Scones are my weekend breakfast..to sit and savor as opposed to having to run off to work. One more day till Saturday!
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Thank you. I don’t often make scones — hangover from working with a group of older women who baked the most amazing scones that no matter what I did, mine always seemed pathetic by comparison.
Hope you have a great weekend.
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That’s the good life, Su.
Leslie
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Too much time on my hands Leslie 😀
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lucky you Su.
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Those scones look delicious. Can you share the recipe? I would eat one with tea in a mug 😀
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Thanks. I will post it soon.
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Oh, yes to any and all of the above! Here in the U.S. I don’t often see anything on sale except rough cut scones (with too much sugar inside and out). Just sayin’! 😉
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No added sugar at all in mine (despite the recipe calling for it). Dates are so sweet anyway and I’m glad I didn’t add the sugar. 😀
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Same thing I think of when baking. 😉
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Oh, how I would love to try your delicious scones, Su! They look so delicious.
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Thanks Peter 😀
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I’m a Whatever Person…. but right now I struggle to see the difference between scone and muffin. Is it that the muffin is always baked in a form and the scone isn’t? There are other questions to answer: Scones with the clotted cream first and then the strawberry jam or the other way around?! 😉
I’m VERY fond of presenting all food in the best and nicest possible way. But a scone directly from the tray sounds like heaven to me!
Tea: IN A MUG, the larger the better. To the a.m. scones I’d probably serve a lightish delicate Earl Grey or Orange Pekoe or a Rooibos with a cinnamon stick in the teapot?!
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I was thinking about the scone/muffin thing yesterday. Scones are (in my mind) a dough that’s stiff enough to be free-form and muffins are a batter that needs a mould.
I’m not a jam-and-cream person, but can do jam and butter if the scone isn’t already too sweet.
And I’m so with you on the tea mug!!!
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Plate? Cup? It ain’t matter
Because I’ll eat that delicacy of yours
One way or another 🙂
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You’ve seduced me into making scones before. You are a dangerous woman.
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Hangs in head in mock shame 🙂
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I’m a scone eater and baker. I eat them with whatever tea I’m in the mood for that day. Not very discriminating perhaps, but delicious. I’m the same way with whichever cup I use for my tea. Sometimes I use a fancy one and sometimes I use a favorite mug. Now you have me thinking of making scones tomorrow. 😄
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I think it’s fun to mix it up. I’m sure you’re probably better at matching a tea with your scones than I am (I tend to default to something along the lines of English Breakfast). I found a book in the library a while ago full of recipes for yummy baked things and suggested tea matches. I thought of you as I was reading it.
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Oh, you ‘tea’se, Su 🙂 🙂 I seldom drink tea, though my friends left me some lemon flavoured green tea I just might try. It’s supposed to be good for you, and that always puts me off. 🙂 So many variations these days, aren’t there? I’m a strong coffee with a touch of milk lady, and if you’re baking for me cheese and chives is a favourite. But those look darn good!
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Ooh. I haven’t tried cheese and chives. I did feta and rosemary a while ago, and they were quite yummy.
I’ve had green tea with lime, but not lemon. It is very good. 🙂
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You can invite me over for scones and tea any time 🙂
My answers to your questions – yes, to all of them. I’m not a one-size-fits-all kind of person. There is the ‘quality-control’ sample required off the baking sheet and then the 2nd one in a civilized manner off a plate – regardless of the results of the quality control stage. Both are equally important .. and equally enjoyable.
If I have a tea, it will be in a mug. For me, a hot drink needs to be hot. A pretty little teacup cools off any drink much too quickly for my taste.
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You’d be welcome!!
I’m a bit the same, though I am trying to curb the quality control impulse!!
The other problem (apart from cold tea) I have with dinky little cups is that I have fat fingers, and I find them so difficult to hold properly.
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That’s another problem with those cups – totally impractical to hold.
I once arranged to take photos of 2 men I know with large hands holding one of those tiny porcelain cups. The blog post I had intended to write never got written but the photos are still in my archive. Someday …
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Hehe. Great idea!
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Hate to admit this as we are heading to England next week, but I’ve never understood the appeal of scones! I will take a cookie or brownie or cake or pie any time, but scones just don’t do it for me.
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Hehe. I find most sweet things just too sweet, but I kind of know what you mean. Scones are only good when they are really fresh, still warm, and buttery. I think of them as kind of pioneer (and maybe working class) food. Something quick, easy and requiring no expensive ingredients — except a little butter.
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Maybe I should try one in England. Perhaps better than the US imitations.
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Possibly less sweet, though a lot of commercially produced food in the UK leaves a lot to be desired. I’d definitely look for a recommendation from a local.
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Aaah! This is too much for me!! Too many yummy scones, too many beautiful plates and mugs and cups! Too much good tea! 😁 You’re overloading my system, Su! 😂 I can take only so much perfection without breaking down and drooling like a lunatic crying out loud: “Mine! Mine! This is all MINE!!” 😄💕
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Hehe. I must admit; I got a little bit carried away with it all.
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And I don’t blame you! 😀
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Everything goes with tea! But scones especially. Although I live in the UK, I travel outside it a lot for work and in some countries tea is just a no go…not so much the tea but lack of fresh cold milk. Tea always at its best in UK and Ireland ……..😁
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I agree, though I would add New Zealand, since I live here and can attest the quality of the milk.
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