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Cake, tea and me

Sand optional

16/6/2017

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Did you know that its National Picnic week starting today? [18 June] It’s one of my favourite weeks in the foodie  celebration calendar. Even the word ‘picnic’ still evokes the same rush of excitement in me as it did when I was a child. A picnic is an adventure and conjures up romantic, fantasy images of The Famous Five, gingham napkins, sunshine, sandwiches, fizzy pop, cakes, flasks of tea, picnic blankets and Tupperware. Who else remembers picnics on the beach and the crunch of sandwiches with real sand that had somehow found its way into all of them - eughhh.


The picnic is synonymous with summer, although I’ve enjoyed them even in the depths of winter albeit snuggled up in the car, and sunshine (but who hasn’t had to sprint to the car dragging and dropping plates, cups and food when the heavens have opened!) 

I like to think that afternoon tea is a slightly more genteel, indoor version of a picnic. Again it’s a celebration event with loved ones with refined sandwiches, cakes and tea. All the fun only without rain and wind, swatting wasps and having real sand in the sandwiches!

This weekend the weather is set to sizzle, so get your hamper and blanket and get out and about in the beautiful Cheshire countryside. Sand optional.

​If you would like a picnic style afternoon tea this summer, let us know, we would be happy to cater for it.  Jen, 01925 357940 www.roomforty.co.uk hello@roomforty.co.uk

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Sammie link
16/6/2017 11:59:32

I love picnics. Anywhere! We tend to go to a local park or one of the beautiful beaches in Kent and sometimes further afield to Hastings in Sussex-pebbles!!! Car picnics in colder weather with flasks of hot chocolate & hot water for tea. It is such a beautiful way to enjoy the outdoors. X

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Dawn link
16/6/2017 12:21:17

Picnics were such a lovely treat when I was a child and I loved to have picnics with my kids when they were younger. Every Sunday my gran used to lay on afternoon tea for the family with sandwiches, buns and all kinds of goodies. It was a time for the family to catch up and I don't every remember a Sunday when she didn't do this. Thank you for bringing back happy memories xx

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12/6/2021 13:39:19

I learned a lot. Thank you so much for sharing!

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