#simon snow scone

[crankybeetle]

@carryon-countdown day 29: cherry

Not me grabbing a cherry scone stock image lol

[palimpsessed]

COC, day 14: Sour

“I just can’t pass the scones up if they’re there. They’re soft and light and a little bit salty. Sometimes I dream about them.”

@carryon-countdown

[sprocket13]

I just discovered Adagio has Simon Snow and Baz Pitch tea. So of course I had to bake sour cherry scones from @cookingmywaythroughcarryon to go along with them!

[bloodiedpixie]

Some sour cherry scones for the birthday boy!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIMON SNOW!!!

[onepintobean]

COC day 29 | cherry

"Things I miss most about Watford: No. 1 -- Sour cherry scones" (Carry On, Chapter 2)

"And it's all about Watford. Why my mother loved it. She made this list of everything she'd miss. Like, the sour cherry scones..." (Carry On, Epilogue)

[a-lilguy]

Channelling my inner Simon Snow today with a sour cherry hot chocolate from my local cafe ✨

[ar1anw3n]

I really want to make the sour cherry scones from Carry On.

They sound so good bro

[themagic-est]

I know there is a good sour cherry scone recipe post going around but I can't find it😭😭😭 if anyone has it on hand I'd be eternally grateful 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[gekkoinapeartree]

HEY! It's a thing me and some really amazing awesome people are in!! and it's coming for you! SOON!

(AND ITS FOR A GOOD CAUSE!)

( keep your eyes peeled folks! Imma shout it from rooftops once its out and available to you all! )

<3 love to all the amazing organizers of this project

@skeedelvee @aristocratic-otter @tea-brigade @prettylightsbigcity

(I hope I didn't miss anyone doing all the planning! please tell me if i did because you guys are literal maniacs of genius and amazingness and i just can't describe how cool it is to see this thing become a Real Thing)

and can we get a round of applause @penpanoply "s ridiculously gorgeous cover art?

MORE INFO TO COME SOOOOOON

COMING SOON!

Cover art by @penpanoply

[fcktaken]

Not pretty but whatever, after six hours of cooking (minus the forty minutes I was gone to get my hair cut) I have now litres of chicken broth.

[rimeswithpurple]

Happy birthday, Simon Snow!

I channeled my inner Lady Ruth and made a whole tea spread

Dragon petit fours | Sour cherry scones | Checkerboard cookies | Cucumber and beet tea sandwiches

@rainbowrowell

Bonus birthday biscuit tin under the cut!

[bookish-bogwitch]

Six Sentence Solstice

Helloooo! Thank you to everyone who has been tagging me over the past few months. I���ve been around but haven’t felt much like sharing; I usually hate whatever I’m writing until the first draft is done, but I finally have a first draft of Basil Pitch’s Diary to edit, and feel suddenly excited to share.

Next week I am hosting my family for Christmas and will be cosplaying as a Dickens character by roasting a goose. The goose chase (nearest goose farm is 30 miles away) will take a lot of my energy tomorrow, so we're here a day early. Festive solstice, y'all. Here are are six fifteen sentences.

“Why are you being so nice to him?” Had not told Niall about the truce with Snow. Could not tell him about the Mage dropping Snow discarding Snow like a broken appliance. Obviously Snow was better off without him, but Snow didn’t see it that way. I didn’t want to embarrass him.  And I didn’t want to watch Niall cock his head and say Oh, Baz … “I’m not.” “You gave him an answer in Magic Words.” Miss Possibelf had been lecturing on how spells lose potency with disuse and had called on Snow to name an example. Did not think anyone had heard me lean toward him and whisper Deez nuts. “Power move.” “And at lunch the other day,” Niall pressed, “you spelled mustard off his tie.”  Fuck. Had thought Niall had been distracted, like everyone else in the dining hall, by the spectral pixie grandmother reducing our classmate to sparkly tears. I’d been haunted, too, by the image of neglected baby Simon, ignored by his caretakers, slathering himself in condiments.

Broken appliance inspo was my vacuum cleaner, which broke last night after years of faithful service. Maybe I’ll get it fixed, or maybe I’ll just murder it and steal its magic.

Tagging @facewithoutheart @cutestkilla @ivelovedhimthroughworse @thewholelemon @monbons

@mooncello @skeedelvee @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @moodandmist @ileadacharmedlife

@fatalfangirl @artsyunderstudy @emeryhall @raenestee @ic3que3n

@whogaveyoupermission @stitchy-queerista @blackberrysummerblog @alexalexinii @gekkoinapeartree

@brilla-brilla-estrellita @shrekgogurt @scone-lover @nightimedreamersworld @stardustasincocaine

@martsonmars @onepintobean @agni-ashes @aristocratic-otter @alleycat0306

@fight-surrender @theearlgreymage @thehoneyedhufflepuff @iamamythologicalcreature @youarenevertooold

@technetiumai @roomwithanopenfire @hushed-chorus @theimpossibledemon @comesitintheclover

@goblindad-emoshit @rimeswithpurple @messofthejess @forabeatofadrum @nausikaaa

@johnwgrey @prettygoododds @run-for-chamo-miles @best--dress @arthurkko

[cranberrysconesandherbaltea]

Two years later, these scones are still the best I've ever had and my love for Simon Snow stays strong. Happy Birthday, Rosebud Boy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIMON SNOW

in honor of Simon Snow's birthday, I made brown butter chai scones from @scone-lover 's fic Holding Out For A Hero.

these scones are AMAZING. buttery, flakey, melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness. go try the recipe and read the fic. you won't regret it

[sprocket13]

Having a tea party in the rain to fight off some of this rain-induced ennui.

And to celebrate Simon Snow’s birthday, of course!

[paper-beats-writers-block]

For a fanfic to be considered Snowbaz it must include:

“Snow,” “You called me Simon before”

“And then he kisses me”

some form or iteration of “Baz… you’re-you’re wearing jeans”

mention of Simon’s love of butter/scones

[cutestkilla]

Tea for (more than) Two

So, in a delightful turn of events, I recently got together with some pals who are also TOTALLY NORMAL about Carry On. And we did our best to replicate afternoon tea at Lady Ruth’s house. And I thought it would be kinda fun to share the results (and some recipes, which are at the end under the cut). So, here they are, featuring:

Scones! (Sour cherry, ofc.)

Cake! (Chocolate with Chocolate-Orange Buttercream featuring a super respectful remembrance, Lemon Drizzle, and Classic Victoria Sandwich.)

Lavender Earl Grey shortbread cookies!

Finger sandwiches! (Egg & cress, Lemon and prawn, Caprese on focaccia, and Coronation chicken - all on freshly baked bread.)

A selection of teas! (Including Simon's Sour Cherry looseleaf blend, Simon Snow Tea, some proper English Breakfast, and of course Earl Grey.)

A giant slab of butter! (Fancy butter.)

A basil plant!

A crucible!

A sword through the table!

Special cameos by a Watford goat (wings hidden) and Prof. Minos (tiny fluffy edition)!

Sadly, no tea trolley, but we did our best to provide glamorous staging anyway.

It was pretty much the best, guys! Highly recommend. Recipes (including dairy-free versions for many treats) below the cut.

Chocolate cake with chocolate-orange buttercream (dairy-free)

Using this recipe for the cake, and this one for the frosting (instructions at the end for a chocolate variant). A hot tip is to use egg whites instead of aquafaba (they whip up much faster) and of course to add orange zest, per AWTWB ch 89.

Lemon Drizzle Cake (dairy-free)

Using this recipe, using vegan butter and replacing the self-raising flour with some flour/baking powder/salt ratio from the internet. Garnish with Kellogg's ICEE Cereal or any other weird cereal you saw at the store and couldn't resist trying, for a little visual flair.

Classic Victoria Sandwich (dairy-free)

Using this recipe, substituting butter with vegan butter, milk with a non-dairy milk alternative (ideally soy but in this case oat milk was used), and replacing the self-raising flour with the same flour/baking powder/salt ratio from the internet as above. Regular old granulated sugar can be used in place of caster sugar. Garnished this with some black raspberries, but any attractive fruit (or weird cereal) could be used.

Sour Cherry Scones

This recipe from the Joy of Cooking does the trick! Use the GOOD butter.

Lavender Earl Grey Shortbread Cookies

You can find the recipe here

Overnight Focaccia Bread

Lemon and Prawn Sandwiches

This recipe came from @cookingmywaythroughcarryon and there are tons more there for tea party inspiration, including alternate versions of some of the above, so definitely check it out!