Monday, 13 February 2012

Cream tea delivered to your door


Sometimes you need to do something ludicrously decadent to cheer yourself up, or pick up a friend who's having a bad time. Not anything huge - not a magnum of champagne or a weekend away or even a big night out, but a small gesture to say "I'm sorry life's a bit rubbish at the minute. Here's a treat for you."

With that in mind, I bring you Delimann's Devon cream tea with shortbread and fudge. Two huge, freshly baked scones, served with clotted cream and locally made jam, a box of tea, plus shortbread and fudge if you're got room. It's £17.50 and then £3.95 for delivery. Cheap? No. Could you make it cheaper yourself? Probably. An awesome and unexpected thing to give to a friend? Hell yes.

Curl up in a quiet corner, make a fresh pot of tea, pretend you're on holiday, and make your hardest decision whether to put the cream or jam on first.
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15 comments:

  1. Sian Meades13 February 2012 at 14:09

    Cream first. Always cream first.

    This is lovely.

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  2. Qing Art13 February 2012 at 14:21

    How lovely, would love to send one just to me!

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  3. Sara13 February 2012 at 14:29

    Siany: but how does the jam sit on the cream? Jam first!

    Qing Art: you must! Never wait for someone to send you a treat, get on it yourself.

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    1. Sian Meades13 February 2012 at 14:33

      But if you do it the other way you'll get jam bits in your pot of cream! (I'm a fan of 'dolloping' jam, rather than smearing.

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  4. test blog13 February 2012 at 14:31

    Ooh thanks. Just managed to get a valentines cream tea sent to my friend. lovely x

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  5. The Verse13 February 2012 at 14:47

    Cream first, followed by a dollop of jam!

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  6. Sara13 February 2012 at 15:03

    I am a smearer of jam, not a dolloper. This may have to change.

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  7. Anonymous13 February 2012 at 15:24

    I love this :)

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  8. Kirsty13 February 2012 at 15:55

    This is so great. I love sending surprises to people, but beyond flowers and chocolates and cupcakes, there doesn't seem to be great deal of delivery type things out there! A cream tea is a marvelous idea.

    Thanks for the post.

    Also, jam first!

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  9. Amy13 February 2012 at 16:04

    This is sooo tempting... and yes, jam first ;-)

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  10. Lina13 February 2012 at 16:06

    Jam first to maximise the amount of cream you can put on.

    Although, a controversial idea's just occurred to me: splitting a scone in half and putting a dollop of jam on one piece and a dollop of cream on the other piece and then smooshing them together. Could work?

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    1. Sara13 February 2012 at 16:16

      Lina, I like it, but wouldn't the resultant scone be too big to eat? Surely scones need to be halved so you can fit them in your mouth?

      I love the amount of debate and thought going into this!

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    2. Sian Meades13 February 2012 at 16:18

      I actually like when the stuff smooshes out of the side of the scone. I shouldn't be allowed to go to fancy tea places. I also eat clotted cream with a teaspoon when no one is looking.

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  11. Elizabeth13 February 2012 at 16:47

    I'm going to throw this in there.....I don't like cream or jam.

    I eat scones plain. On their own.

    I know. I'm a weirdo.

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