Our First English Cream Tea

Met up with Lauren's family and the 9 of us plus her parents' two dogs Pepsi and Max went for an hour walk via the walking trails in Exmoor Forest. During the walk Keith & I were surprised to learn from Terry (Lauren's Dad) that there is such thing as wild garlic and it grows in Exmoor Forest. Terry scoped some out for us and we picked handfuls. It's amazing - it looks like a medium thin/smooth green leaf and it smells and tastes like garlic - maybe even better. We put it to the test in the evening using it to make garlic bread - fantastic!

After the walk we ventured to a cafe where they serve the famous English Cream Tea. Everywhere you turn there are Cream Teas and I was anxious to try it out. The traditional cream tea consists of scones (tea biscuits) topped with clotted cream and jam and of course served with tea. It was delicious. The clotted cream is a thick cream (almost the consistancy of cream cheese) made by heating unpasteurized cow's milk and then leaving it in shallow pans for several hours. It is served with various desserts and would be sure to kill you if you ate it often as it cannot be anywhere close to healthy.