cream tea

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Fractious disputes about scones rage on: Do you say “skon” or “skohn”? Is it acceptable to serve fruit scones at a cream tea, or only plain ones?

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

"I do not believe that over £10.00 for a cream tea is sustainable in this business when people are between £300 and £500 a month worse off," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2022

These are my version of a cream tea.

From The Guardian • May 31, 2019

Of course this can be interchanged with any number of favourite English dishes: a Devon cream tea, fish and chips, hog roast or a steak and kidney pie, to name a few more.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2014

Cream of pea soup; ham omelette; French fried potatoes; 2 slices buttered toast or bread; strawberry ice cream; tea as desired.

From The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession by Wayburn, Ned