SeaCBear Posted July 30, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Just wondering about the scones that are served at afternoon tea on the Queen Victoria ... I love scones with cream (I'm assuming I can't look forward to clotted cream :( ) but I hate raisins. So, do the scones have raisins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmybean Posted July 30, 2014 #2 Share Posted July 30, 2014 If I remember correctly (skipped tea on last two crossings), it's whipped cream not clotted cream : ( Can't remember any raisons in the scones (which would make them "rock buns" wouldn't it ???)…. Have a great voyage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithm Posted July 30, 2014 #3 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Just wondering about the scones that are served at afternoon tea on the Queen Victoria ... I love scones with cream (I'm assuming I can't look forward to clotted cream :( ) but I hate raisins. So, do the scones have raisins? No raisins. I've had the clotted cream. If you get the chance to do the extra cost elegant tea(about $25-$30)do it. It was worth the extra cost.Everything was kicked up several notches above the standard tea, including a flute of Vieuve Cliquot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariposa777 Posted July 30, 2014 #4 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Not a silly question at all - MrMariposa haaaaaaates raisins too. I've not been on the QV but on our WB crossing on QM2 in June the scones offered to us at afternoon tea in the Queens Room DID have raisins on the two occasions we indulged. The first time a waiter found a couple with no raisins when we requested, the second time we were told they all had raisins. The cream was whipped. Scones are plain where I come from .... although I will eat fruit ones if they are all there is :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasy51 Posted July 31, 2014 #5 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I thought they were fruit scones - what I would call sultanas in them. As for the clotted cream, I've decided that next time I'll pick up some cartons of it from a supermarket before leaving, and store them in my fridge. I'll take them to afternoon tea so I can indulge. I no longer eat the scones because they don't taste the same without cream. The so-called whipped cream is more air than cream and leaves virtually no taste or moisture on the scone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted July 31, 2014 #6 Share Posted July 31, 2014 The ones I had on QE did have raisins. The cream was definitely not clotted cream but better than the "whipped cream" I can find in my local stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasim Posted July 31, 2014 #7 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Just wondering about the scones that are served at afternoon tea on the Queen Victoria ... I love scones with cream (I'm assuming I can't look forward to clotted cream :( ) but I hate raisins. So, do the scones have raisins? Hi,I am just back from the fjords on queen Victoria.The scones have raisins and the cream is not clotted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToadOfToadHall Posted July 31, 2014 #8 Share Posted July 31, 2014 All the scones have currents/raisins/sultanas (call then what you will) and I hate the things ! But if you ask for a plain scone the waiter will bring you one. I also don't like cream and jam either, so I have butter with my scone instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted July 31, 2014 #9 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Having spent over four weeks on Victoria so far this year, there must be two types of afternoon tea scones as I've always been given the plain variety. I'll ask for a fruit scone in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepperrn Posted July 31, 2014 #10 Share Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) ... I also don't like cream and jam either, so I have butter with my scone instead.More for me... :D Edited July 31, 2014 by pepperrn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real PM Posted July 31, 2014 #11 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Just wondering about the scones that are served at afternoon tea on the Queen Victoria ... I love scones with cream (I'm assuming I can't look forward to clotted cream :( ) but I hate raisins. So, do the scones have raisins? On my first QM2 sailing, a well informed Cunard cruiser mentioned that the cream was not clotted cream, but you could get it if you asked. And she asked for it and we received the real stuff at our table. So you might ask for clotted cream and plain scones. You may be surprised at the outcome.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaCBear Posted July 31, 2014 Author #12 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Thanks for all the helpful replies everyone! It sounds like it's quite possible I'll be able to get a plain scone (without raisins, sultanas or currants) and perhaps also clotted cream. Especially if I ask nicely. :) Very much looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunardaddict Posted July 31, 2014 #13 Share Posted July 31, 2014 More for me... :D Not for a slim German like me:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlueRiband Posted July 31, 2014 #14 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Next somebody will demand gluten-free scones, sugar-free scones, no dairy scones, no GMF scones.....:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunardaddict Posted July 31, 2014 #15 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Next somebody will demand gluten-free scones, sugar-free scones, no dairy scones, no GMF scones.....:confused: Soft scones?:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasy51 Posted July 31, 2014 #16 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Next somebody will demand gluten-free scones, sugar-free scones, no dairy scones, no GMF scones.....:confused: It is certainly possible to get gluten-free scones! Friends have told me about ordering them. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real PM Posted July 31, 2014 #17 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Next somebody will demand gluten-free scones, sugar-free scones, no dairy scones, no GMF scones.....:confused: Yeah, and I really don't like the taste of gluten so that would be a very good move.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaCBear Posted July 31, 2014 Author #18 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I can assure you I will be making no "demands". I merely asked what type of scones are served. If everyone had answered that all scones, on every cruise, have raisins, then that would be fine - I just wouldn't have any. But apparently, sometimes, plain scones are also available if one prefers, so I will politely ask if I might have one. I'm not expecting anyone to bake up a raisin-free batch for me! Next somebody will demand gluten-free scones, sugar-free scones, no dairy scones, no GMF scones.....:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real PM Posted July 31, 2014 #19 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I can assure you I will be making no "demands". I merely asked what type of scones are served. If everyone had answered that all scones, on every cruise, have raisins, then that would be fine - I just wouldn't have any. But apparently, sometimes, plain scones are also available if one prefers, so I will politely ask if I might have one. I'm not expecting anyone to bake up a raisin-free batch for me! How about no fat clotted cream . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruachan Posted July 31, 2014 #20 Share Posted July 31, 2014 On my first QM2 sailing, a well informed Cunard cruiser mentioned that the cream was not clotted cream, but you could get it if you asked. And she asked for it and we received the real stuff at our table. So you might ask for clotted cream and plain scones. You may be surprised at the outcome.:) Clotted cream, plain scones, and black pudding :cool: J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real PM Posted July 31, 2014 #21 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Clotted cream, plain scones, and black pudding :cool: J Yes, but it was gluten free.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debinnova Posted August 1, 2014 #22 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Plain scones, clotted cream and strawberry jam..... Yummy!!! Sent from my KFJWI using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaCBear Posted August 1, 2014 Author #23 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Perfect - I'll take that please! Plain scones, clotted cream and strawberry jam..... Yummy!!! Sent from my KFJWI using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_posters_is_innocent Posted August 1, 2014 #24 Share Posted August 1, 2014 During the winter months I start to take an interest in baking. When I make a batch of 12 scones I have 6 with fruit and 6 plain. I find they both vanish quickly and so far no one has expressed a preference. Only trouble with home baking is that after a few weeks of eating my own efforts my clothes appear to shrink. lol. At first my wife was a bit defensive of her kitchen but now she will tell me what she wants baking next. Enjoy the Scones, enjoy the cruise, and try not to shrink your clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasy51 Posted August 1, 2014 #25 Share Posted August 1, 2014 (edited) After all this discussion I just had to go out and get a tub of clotted cream. Yum! Better still, I have just been googling how to make my own clotted cream. They say that the home-made stuff is tastier. There are some good video clips out there, but I don't think I can turn up on Queen Victoria and ask to use their kitchens to make my own. ;) Edited August 1, 2014 by fantasy51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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