High Tea
Polly Put the Kettle On Polly Put the Kettle On Polly Put the Kettle On We'll all have Tea Suki Take it Off Again Suki Take it Off Again Suki Take it Off Again They've All Gone Away I love pretty cake plates and tablewear as it all looks so wonderful on a large table laid out for high tea. Boiled eggs and soldiers to start with, or maybe home made bread with home made raspberry or strawberry jam followed by a brightly coloured jelly maybe orange or raspberry or even strawberry and tinned or fresh fruit with cream. These were always served in deep cut bowls, sometimes green sometimes clear. Then followed by sausage rolls, scones with dark fleshy fruit dotted around, malt loaf, cream horns, a Victoria sponge or chocolate cake and lots of tea. From a very early age I was always fascinated by high tea especially at my grandmothers where she used to serve big rustic home made baps filled with potted beef (or as it is known in our family potted donkey). Cakes were always served o...