Bad Knees Travel

  Café Glitz Newtown Wales This is the only photo by myself in today's blog. And while this is not tea, the mocha here is  fabulous Only my friends that have spent time in the UK and America understand my utter frustration at the subject of Scones, Tea, and Cream. These are specific and technical terms that have been at the heart of many a misunderstanding. I will tackle them one word at a time. Scones: One of the defining items in British food life. Rare indeed is the restaurant that does not have good scones. They are in consistency between a drop biscuit and a traditional rolled biscuit like my grandmother made in Texas. (Brits please note that biscuit in this context does not mean what an American would call a cookie.) Most coffee houses in the US serve a dry, crumbly thing that resembles a scone as it would have been after being brought home in a suitcase, at least a day old. If you are in Northern California, you might want to try the Blue Beagle in Santa Rosa,...