An English Afternoon Tea in Kansas!

One of the joys of living in England

was Afternoon Tea

Everywhere

Garden centers, Pubs and of course, tea rooms

Most were simple teas

A biscuit (cookie) and a pot

or

a slice of cake and a pot

or

a cream tea with a scone or two, cream and jam and a pot

But occasionally, we would spring for

Afternoon Tea

The full compliment of

sandwiches, scones and sweets

and a pot or two of tea.

We usually had an Afternoon Tea once a week

And Daughter Sarah and I had the infamous

"Hotel Tea"

(Elegant and Expensive)

at the Waldorf

On this side of the "pond"

Afternoon Tea is High Tea

And includes soups and quiche and perhaps a hot dish

as well as sandwiches, scones (Americanized) and sweets

Last week, The Lunch Bunch

headed north

to downtown old town Overland Park

for 

Afternoon Tea

At the Clock Tower Bakery and Cafe

 And they truly 

Bring British favorites and flavors to Kansas!

Two pots of tea -- one an Earl Grey and the other a Buckingham Palace blend

And the curate -- that three tiered stack of tea foods

Which Jill explained to us

What each and every delectable morsel was!

The sandwiches -- cucumber, chicken salad, a vegetable rolled sandwich and homemade sausage in a miniature sausage roll

The scone -- a real English scone (not as dry as the American version)

with real Devonshire cream and homemade strawberry jam

(It was the flavor of England!)

And the sweets -- a macaroon, a profiterole, a lemon bar, a buttery spritz type cookie dipped in chocolate and a chocolate caramel delight

We drank those two pots of tea and got a third!

We visited, nibbled, compared notes on which we liked best

(the rolled vegetable sandwich was definitely a favorite)

And, I, felt as if I had been transported back to England

Back to a little bakery somewhere in the Cotswolds

Having an Afternoon Tea

And you can tell you had a good time . . . 

Not a morsel left at our table

And four very satisfied customers!

I will be back.

It is by reservation only

so it's not a drop in and have tea place

Kudos to the Clock Tower Bakery for bringing a little bit of Britain to the

prairie of Kansas.

It is Tuesday and I'm sharing my English Afternoon Tea with Sandi at Rose Chintz Cottage for Tea Time Tuesday  and Bernideen for Friends Sharing Tea and Marty at A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday.