Comments on: Cornwall then http://teaandcakes.net/archives/668 ...the things I love Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:56:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Heather http://teaandcakes.net/archives/668#comment-12978 Heather Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:22:49 +0000 http://teaandcakes.net/?p=668#comment-12978 We had tea at The Dwelling House at Fowey this summer.We could tell just by looking through the window that this was a place worth waiting for.And we did wait until tables became available, for about 20 minutes.It was like 2 living rooms with odd tables and chairs and lovely vintage cake stands carrying high teas,clotted cream scones,and delicious cakes.There were also speciality teas and wonderful japanese teapots to serve it in.Cream teas and plum and almond cake,warm with clotted cream were chosen,and a beautiful souchong tea for me.The standard tea was served with plenty of extra hot water and the teapots had a little doily round their spouts to catch the odd drip.Well worth the wait, an extra special treat for those who like good tea and cake. We had tea at The Dwelling House at Fowey this summer.We could tell just by looking through the window that this was a place worth waiting for.And we did wait until tables became available, for about 20 minutes.It was like 2 living rooms with odd tables and chairs and lovely vintage cake stands carrying high teas,clotted cream scones,and delicious cakes.There were also speciality teas and wonderful japanese teapots to serve it in.Cream teas and plum and almond cake,warm with clotted cream were chosen,and a beautiful souchong tea for me.The standard tea was served with plenty of extra hot water and the teapots had a little doily round their spouts to catch the odd drip.Well worth the wait, an extra special treat for those who like good tea and cake.

]]> By: Neil http://teaandcakes.net/archives/668#comment-11830 Neil Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:56:44 +0000 http://teaandcakes.net/?p=668#comment-11830 This mention of the old naked man in the sea fascinates me. I understand why no photographs were taken, what with the double horror of old age and sea-shrinkage. I'm trying to imagine it but my brain is showing me an onion lost in the darkness at the back of the cupboard and that's as far as it will allow me to go. Glad y'all had a good time anyway. The photographs have been entertaining. How is the height of a tea measured anyway? Cake and bun tiers? "This is clearly a level 3 high tea. You'd sure better be licensed for level 3 high teas." This mention of the old naked man in the sea fascinates me.
I understand why no photographs were taken, what with the double horror of old age and sea-shrinkage. I’m trying to imagine it but my brain is showing me an onion lost in the darkness at the back of the cupboard and that’s as far as it will allow me to go.

Glad y’all had a good time anyway. The photographs have been entertaining.

How is the height of a tea measured anyway? Cake and bun tiers? “This is clearly a level 3 high tea. You’d sure better be licensed for level 3 high teas.”

]]> By: TadMack http://teaandcakes.net/archives/668#comment-11828 TadMack Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:04:37 +0000 http://teaandcakes.net/?p=668#comment-11828 First Manderly and now <i>The Dark is Rising</i>! You literati tourista, you! I'm jealous! Mainly of the tea set, too. I had a random moment to wonder if only tea shops have those three-tiered cake plates, or do normal people have them too? (I count myself as completely ABnormal, and am a proud owner of one now! Haven't used it yet, but I can screw it all together and look at it with INTENT!) And YEAH for pasties. We just made another stab tonight at making a pastry for those things that isn't too oily, and I think I'm ready to start experimenting with fillings now. Yum. Glad you guys had a nice, restful trip. I'm SO going to that garden someday. First Manderly and now The Dark is Rising! You literati tourista, you! I’m jealous! Mainly of the tea set, too. I had a random moment to wonder if only tea shops have those three-tiered cake plates, or do normal people have them too? (I count myself as completely ABnormal, and am a proud owner of one now! Haven’t used it yet, but I can screw it all together and look at it with INTENT!)

And YEAH for pasties. We just made another stab tonight at making a pastry for those things that isn’t too oily, and I think I’m ready to start experimenting with fillings now. Yum.

Glad you guys had a nice, restful trip. I’m SO going to that garden someday.

]]> By: jane http://teaandcakes.net/archives/668#comment-11827 jane Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:55:59 +0000 http://teaandcakes.net/?p=668#comment-11827 That all looks so enchanting! Mevagissey is so pretty - and aren't Cornish place names wonderful?! The pasties and tea & cakes look yummy too. Great photos and it sounds like you had a good trip :) That all looks so enchanting! Mevagissey is so pretty - and aren’t Cornish place names wonderful?! The pasties and tea & cakes look yummy too. Great photos and it sounds like you had a good trip :)

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