Last week my sister and I took our mom for tea for her birthday. We tried a new-to-us tea room called The Old Farm House. Located in an 1863 farm house, this tea room takes on a bit more of a Colonial air than a Victorian one. Along with a large portrait of George Washington above the fireplace and portraits of all the other presidents running down the staircase, there are lots of interesting things to look at. Besides the decorations, the tables are set just beautifully with lovely dishes and large silver carafes atop tea lights which showcase your tea. The food at The Old Farm House may not be as fancy as some tea rooms, but definitely homemade and delicious.
Our High Tea menu included:
* A goblet of Mandarin Orange/Pineapple/Papaya Juice
* Fruit Medley with a surprise of fresh coconut at the bottom
* Garden Salad (with bits of orange cauliflower!) with a cooked House Dressing of Honey Mustard
* A plate of Plum Tea Bread, Coconut Scones, Pecan Tea Bread, and Chocolate Oatmeal Scones with Devonshire Cream
* Choice of Cream of Broccoli and Potato Soup or Chicken Corn Noodle Soup
* Tea Sandwiches of Chicken Salad on Multigrain Bread and Ham & Swiss Wraps
* Choice of Chocolate Cake with Whipped Cream and a Chocolate-Covered Pretzel or Blueberry Streusel Cake with Whipped Cream
* Tea cups of hot Pumpkin Spice Tea and Five Berry Tea
A gift certificate for tea at The Old Farm House would make a lovely gift for the tea lover in your life! The Old Farm House Tea Room is located at 7027 Lincoln Highway, Thomasville, PA 17364. Call (717) 225-0451 or (717) 225-1798 for more information and reservations.
4 comments:
Glad you're back, Julie.
I LOVE tearooms. My daughter and I have been doing tearooms for over 10 years now (since she was 8). There's only one tearoom in the area where we live now, so it's the only one we go to. But we would love this one. Sounds beautiful and delicious. And my daughter is a HUGE American history fan. She'd love it for the Colonial flair.
Guess I better get a trip to Pennsylvania on the calendar!
Love in Christ,
Patti
P.S. I've added your blog to my sidebar in the blogs that bless section. Hope that's okay.
Good to hear from you, Patti, and thanks as always for your notes! We enjoyed a trip to Ohio for several days. One of my husband's siblings lives there, and we all head out to have "Christmas" together. We also did several field trips on our way which will probably show up on the blog sooner or later!
As to adding my blog to your sidebar - I count it an honor. Thanks!
Love,
Julie
I have many reasons to want to travel to Pennsylvania...this is just the latest.
I am usually not tres comfortable in Victorian tea rooms, but love the idea of a colonial one -- giving the added historical touch.
We have a hardware turned cafe near our city -- Saturday breakfast is a hit there due both to the great homemade food and the live music from local groups - a mix of bluegrass, country, dance music...
It sounds just lovely. I have often wanted to have a tea with my dearest friends at my home. This has given me some ideas!
Ruth, PA
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