Alhamdulilah KBB ulang tahun yang ke-4
Terbirit-birit ngerjain laporan di last minute, disebabkan anakku si ganteng MeccaTB yang
sakit sakitan dua minggu ini sampe ninggalin bbman dan twitteran :D. Bikin scones ikutin resep di surat cinta', aku bikin dua jenis dari 1 resep. plain scones dan raisin/sultana scones . Ikutin resep surcin tapi hanya dikurangi 1 sdt baking powdernya. Clotted cream pun nyoba bikin
sendiri dari heavy crem yg diendapkan lalu dipanaskan pada suhu rendah diatas kompor, lalu didinginkan di kulkas :D . Seperti eskrim teksturnya ya.Penasaran..... Aneka sandwich, sandwich ketimun, sandwich tuna mayo, donat dan
bola coklat bikin sendiri (tentu dua macam scone di tier teratas juga plain scone dan raisin scone ), kue kue yang lainnya beli di bakery demi
menyukseskan popotoan ala high tea iniihhh :D. Browsing browsing di google tentang etiquette high
tea/afternoon tea katanya letak scones ada di tier pertama, savoury tier kedua dan yg manis2 di tier terbawah. Hehehe..Kerajinan yakk...

Oya buat aku scones panas panas yg dioles clotted cream penuh penuh plus jam/selai raspberry , sungguh endang gulindang. Kalau mau dimakan tanpa olesannya rasanya enakan yang raisin scones...

Ini isi surtjinto nyaa:
Di ulang tahun KBB yang ke-4 ini, kita akan rayakan dengan minum teh bareng, daaaaaaaaaaan... tentu dengan teman spesialnya: scones.

Devonshire tea adalah sebuah sajian minum teh khas Inggris yang konon berasal dari daerahDevon, dimana scones disajikan bersama clotted cream dan selai. Clotted cream merupakan krim kental yang kandungan lemaknya sangat tinggi, sehingga tidak banyak dikonsumsi (aku bikin sendiri nih -sherry)

Scones berasal dari kata sconbrot, merupakan ‘roti’ khas Skotlandia yang pada akhirnya diadaptasi oleh masyarakat Inggris menjadi makanan khas Inggris yang pembuatannya hanya meliputi tiga bahan utama: tepung, mentega dan susu. Tekstur scones haruslah ringan, dan tidak berat dan tidak basah seperti brownies, dengan demikian baking powder banyak digunakan sebagai bahan pengembang.

Rasa scones bermacam-macam, namun secara tradisional, scones disajikan plain dan tidak memakai banyak gula. Selain itu, scones populer dipanggang bersama cincangan kurma, kismis, sultanas, atau currants.

Yuukk kita ber high teaa....(eh katanya high tea justru buat blue collar class yang makan berat di meja yang tinggi)
ini dia kutipannya:
Outside of the UK, many people refer to afternoon tea as "high tea." Although the idea that high tea is a meal of foods like scones and finger sandwiches is common, it is not actually correct in a traditional or historical sense.

Afternoon Tea Basics
Afternoon tea, also known as "low tea," is what most people think of when they hear "high tea." It involves things like manners, lace and dainty foods. (For more information on the foods served, see these afternoon tea recipes.) It is typically served in the mid-afternoon and it was traditionally served on low tables, hence its two names.

Afternoon tea was considered to be a ladies' social occasion.

High Tea Basics
Traditionally, high tea was a working class meal served on a high table at the end of the workday, shortly after five PM. It was a heavy meal of meat dishes (such as steak and kidney pie), fish dishes (such as pickled salmon), baked goods (such as crumpets or, in Ireland, barm brack), vegetables (such as potatoes or onion cakes), and other heavy foods (such as baked beans and cheesy casseroles).

High tea was more of a working class family meal than an elite social gathering.

A Brief History of Afternoon Tea
Legend has it that afternoon tea was started in the mid-1800s by the Duchess of Bedford. Around this time, gas or oil light was introduced in wealthier homes, and eating a late dinner (around eight or nine PM) became fashionable. At the time, there were only two meals each day -- a mid-morning, breakfast-like meal and the other was an increasingly late dinner-like meal.

The story goes that the Duchess found herself with a "sinking feeling" (likely fatigue from hunger during the long wait between meals) and decided to have some friends over for assorted snacks and tea (a very fashionable drink at the time). The idea of an afternoon tea gathering spread across high society and became a favorite pastime of ladies of leisure. Later, it spread beyond the highest elites and became more accessible for some other socioeconomic groups.

Types of Afternoon Tea
Although many Americans think of afternoon tea as a set menu, there are many variations on this tea-centric meal.

The simplest form of afternoon tea is cream tea. Add fresh strawberries to cream tea and you have strawberry tea. Alternately, if you add more sweets to cream tea, you get light tea.

Add savory foods, like finger sandwiches to light tea and you get full tea, which is the meal most Americans think of when they hear the phrase "afternoon tea."

Some hotels and tea rooms also offer other variations on afternoon tea, such as champagne tea (afternoon tea served with a glass of champagne) and teddy bear tea (a children's afternoon tea party).

from: http://coffeetea.about.com/od/historyculture/a/High-Tea-Vs-Afternoon-Tea.htm