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Christmas Tea In June

Christmas Tea In June

June 2018 · 2 min read


Afternoon Tea the Right Way - Part I


One of my Christmas presents from my daughter and son-in-law last year was an afternoon tea for two at 'Cakes the Difference' in Patcham, Brighton.

To make it extra special I decided to take Rebecca as my plus one and after a wonderful tea we spent a couple of hours in town together. This is a rare treat for me since she doesn't have much spare time what with working and having two young kids.

'Cakes the Difference' serves their afternoon teas much as they were served in the old days, i.e. they serve the sandwiches first and then the cakes. Most places you go to nowadays put the sandwiches on the bottom tier of the cake stand, the cakes on the next and the scones on the top.

We started with . . .

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4 Different Types of Sandwiches

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Served on a silver 2-tiered cake stand we had:

cream cheese and cucumber, local smoked salmon, free range egg mayonnaise and free range dry cured ham

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Here is a little taster of the ambience of 'Cakes the Difference' where vintage china and vintage tablecloths add to the traditional feel.

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So there you have the first course.

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I will post the second course, the cakes, next week. But just to whet your appetite here's an example of the meringues they sell.

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These are the stem ginger and blackberry ones.



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