Yesterday was a
spectacularly sunny day. The sky was blue, the temperature was high, and the
market was hopping. Since I had an overload of vegetables taunting me from my
refrigerator, my friend Naomi and I decided to make this Saturday a summer teatime picnic. We searched the market for fresh berries and a delicious
looking lavender earl grey scone, made iced tea, boiled water for hot tea, and
hauled everything out to the park in a collection of baskets. And because we
refuse to do anything half-assed, we also dressed up! In other words, this is
not my usual market day review.
I started out the day by
brewing a fresh batch of Bengal Spice iced tea before Naomi arrived and we went
skipping off to the market. After picking up raspberries, blackberries, and
blueberries from the Sandhu Produce Growers, Naomi and I waited in line at PureBread and managed to snag the last delectable lavender earl grey scone (what
better for a tea party?). Upon
finding the perfect park location (dappled sunshine, green grass, flower
gardens) and ooohing and ahhhing over Naomi’s new picnic basket, we settled
down for some serious eats.
The raspberries were
perfect. I am generally not a huge fan of raspberries as I find that there is a
fine line between ripe and rotten, but these were excellent! The blueberries
were less inspiring, but since it is the first week of the season, I will cut
the farmers some slack. The same was true for the blackberries. With any luck
they will be much better in the coming weeks. I have only one word to describe
the scone; scrumptious. I honestly cannot think of eating a better scone. The
flavors were perfectly mixed and the light lemon glaze just added to the
flavor. Excellent both on its own and when dipped in the hot white tea we
enjoyed.
In the end it was a perfect
summer’s day picnic. With any luck, there will be many more to enjoy!
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