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One Lump or Two? from This Week Wales
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"How do you take yours and while we're on the subject, how do you pronounce scone? "
At National Trust tearooms throughout Wales over Bank Holiday weekends, polite 'tearoom tension' rises as the clash over cream-tea traditions is quietly played out between those who know best and others who know better. Even tea-room staff have been known to be drawn into this delicate area as people look for support in forming firm opinions on whether, for example, 'scone' is pronounced 'skon' or 'skone'?
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The fact is that it's a mark of personal taste and tradition, though it can be revealed that about two thirds of people do say 'skon' in a rather polished way without quite knowing why. Then there's the controversy over whether the cream should be clotted, whether it should be placed on top of the jam or the jam placed on top of the cream; should the jam be strawberry, and are sultanas in scones quite the right thing.
During August Bank Holiday weekends alone, over a quarter of a million people from all walks of life pass through the doors of National Trust owned historic houses, consuming between them over 150,000 cream teas and keeping the gentile debate going. National Trust tearooms are perfect for the occasion; scones are baked on the premises daily, served in fresh pairs with a pot of tea, cream (usually clotted), butter and two portions of jam (locally sourced where ever possible) at just £3.75.
A cream tea like this in a beautiful setting shared with friends is a tradition that is as popular today as it was in previous centuries. It can be revealed that the National Trust's top five most popular tearooms in Wales are:
- Powis Castle near Welshpool
- Erddig near Wrexham
- Plas Newydd on Anglesey
- Chirk Castle near Oswestry
- Penrhyn Castle near Bangor
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