What would be on your wishlist for an afternoon tea reception?

Mmmmmm - foooooood! Yum! One of my favourite topics!

For me, I would want sandwiches e.g:

- cucumber and salt and pepper

- crab or poached salmon

- brie and pear

- cheddar and caramelised red onion marmalade

- strawberry jam!

Cake wise, I think it has to be scones with clotted cream and jam plus victoria sponge and rock cakes

Id also like to be able to choose my tea from a selection of types, but still have it from a tea pot, but I am pretty high maintenance!

Alternatively, if it was me, id use this as excuse to do 'research' and go somewhere posh for sunday afternoon tea - the Ritz or something! Then copy what they do!

Oooh, that sounds like a fab idea!

you defo need crustless triangle sandwhiches, you can have cucumber ones, smoked salmon ones, ummmmm, something posh, not sure what!

you need loads of cakes, cupcakes, french fancies, jam tarts all aranged on gorgeous cake stands!

proper tea in china cup and saucers!

Scones with clotted cream and jam!

ok, now im hungry

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Here we go

Savoury

Lovely quiches and other savoury tart tye food

little sanwhiches with fillings like salmon ad cucmber

maybe a baked ham sliced and lots of lovely crisp salads to go with it

hummous and other dips with pitta breads and raw veg for dipping

cheese board and craxkers

maybe lovely home made proper scotch eggs

cold roast chicken

Cake

Scones and cream (clearly)

fruit cake

some sort of sponge cake/ cupcakes

lemon drizzel cake

fresh fruit salad fresh strawberries

and pimms and home made lemonaid

Ooh - if you decide to go down the 'research' route, I strongly recommend The Landmark in London (opposite Marylebone Train Station).

They do really interesting savories (like mini quiches with a twist and wraps sliced up really thinly so they look fabulous) and lots of mini desserts alongside the tea cakes and scones (like shot glasses with mousses and teeny gateaux).

Well worth a visit for ideas

Thank you girls, and boy!

Now there's a thought! In the name of "research" obviously!

SCONES SCONES SCONES SCONES

hmmmm I think that I would like some scones!!!

Earl Grey tea

French fancies

Sarnies of the posh kind

scones with jam and cream

Pimms

Champagne

Oooh we made a list the other day!

we had:

sandwiches- cucumber and cream cheese, cheddar and caramelised onion, joint ham, red salmon

cakes- victoria sponges, cupcakes, french fancies, scones with clotted cream and strawberry champagne jam

tea- a couple of different ones, probably earl grey, some 'breakfast' tea

cloudy lemonade

pimms

orange squash or fresh orange

we also talked about tidbitty things like vol au vonts (is that spelt right?)

Oh and i forgot

fruit salad

strawberries and cream

mr delicious wants trifle too but im not sure yet

Oooh fabbity fab. thanks everyone, and there's a couple of things on your lists that I wouldn't have thought of.

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Jam and cream scones yuuuuummmmy!

I would pretty much say what everyone else has really!

Eclairs - mini ones are cute. i life coffee ones best.

Meringues - possibly pink.?

Scones, cream and strawberry jam

Angel cake - slices of a full size one as opposed to a piddly individual, pre cut slices a la Mr Kipling

For a retro humour and a touch of pastel, you can't beat a bit of battenburg!!!!

Yum.