‘We tried a Surrey takeaway afternoon tea and the scones were not what we expected’ – Laura Nightingale

I really like going for afternoon tea, so after I heard I might get selfmade scones, truffles and sandwiches delivered straight to my door, I used to be fairly excited.

Plough in Mayford close to Woking is a Surrey based mostly on-line farmers’ market and to have a good time National Afternoon Tea Week (August 9-15) it launched two takeaway containers.

The Plough Afternoon Tea and Plough Children Afternoon Tea are put along with impartial producers, farmers and even artists, completely packaged and delivered direct to the doorstep.

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We ordered one among every, together with some gluten free choices, so we might correctly see what the whole lot tasted like.

Evidently it was not what we anticipated.

The truth is, what we obtained was means past our expectations.

Not solely did the containers look completely improbable, adorned with contemporary strawberries and tissue paper, the meals was higher than many posh lodges I had been to.

We might usually fork out £30-£40 every for an opulent afternoon tea, however the grownup field was £40 and it served two.

The golden scones, baked by pastry chef Ellie from her residence in Guildford, had been most likely the perfect we had ever eaten.

Tremendous smooth, fluffy and fantastically candy, they had been moist but crumbly and actually melted in our mouths.

As soon as smothered in clotted cream and jam from cute little pots from Jam Packed and Libby’s Larder, they had been the right luxurious deal with to take pleasure in on our freshly lower garden.

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The indulgent truffles included an additional thick bakewell blondie wedge, chocolate-orange brownie slabs and dainty lemon drizzle and vanilla madeleines, the latter being our favorite.

As for the savouries, the sandwiches had been glorious and completely lower into conventional crust-less fingers.

Fig’s Bakery farmhouse loaf slices had been full of egg and micro greens, smoked salmon and cream cheese and cheddar and chutney – the perfect needed to be the egg mayonnaise.

Finishing the large field of delicious goodies was BonBooshs’ watermelon flavour fluffy marshmallows (loopy however wonderful by the way in which) and English breakfast tea from Surrey boutique tea firm The Garden Assortment.

The kids’s field was very related however got here with peanut butter and jam sarnies plus colouring pencils and playing cards from Surrey illustrators Wooden and Ham to maintain the little ones occupied.

I could not inform the distinction between the gluten free delights to the traditional ones because the bread tasted so good.

There was a lot meals in every field we could not end it multi functional sitting, so we saved some for munching on later.

Plough was born out of the pandemic throughout lockdown 1.0 to assist small, artisan producers when their companies was severely impacted with markets, cafes and eating places closing.

Plough introduced them collectively in a straightforward to make use of online farmers’ market website, with a doorstep supply service besides – initially out there completely to Surrey residents – and now delivering nationwide to properties and workplaces.

I might totally advocate the containers as a deal with or giving to a liked one for a birthday or special day as a scrumptious shock.

Concerning the producers:

• Fig’s Bakery – is a small residence bakery by pastry chef Ellie from Guildford. Beforehand at Pennyhill Park, Ellie began out Fig’s Bakery in the course of the pandemic.
• Jam Packed Preserves – is household run by Surrey Hills based mostly Sue and Kevin. They make award successful artisan jams, jellies, chutneys, and curds. They’re hand stirred in small batches utilizing native substances wherever doable.
• Libby’s Larder – dairy farmers Libby and Jules head up their household run farm in Capel, Dorking, the place they use their contemporary farmed milk to make luxurious clotted cream, butter and extra.
• BonBoosh – are specialists in handmade splendidly flavoured marshmallows. They’re based mostly in North Hampshire and run by AJ and Steve.
• The Garden Assortment – is a boutique, household run tea firm based mostly in Surrey specialising in distinctive hand blended tea blends and infusions
• Wooden & Ham – is a Surrey Hills based mostly design company run by couple Lewis and Imogen. Artist Lewis creates all his hand drawn artwork digitally with an iPad Professional.

Costs and find out how to ebook:

• Plough Afternoon Tea for 4 – £78
• Plough Afternoon Tea for two – £40
• Plough Children Afternoon Tea for two – £34.99
• Plough Children Afternoon Tea for 4 – £60 (social gathering dimension containers out there on request)
• Accessible from plough.market from Afternoon Tea Week and past.

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