Strawberries and Cream by British Cream Tea

Strawberries and Cream Set of 3 Recycled Felt Food Sculptures

The essential British Summer combination and a Wimbledon staple!

Strawberries and cream are synonymous with Wimbledon and every year about 27,000 kilos of strawberries are eaten during the Tennis Championships, together with 7,000 litres of cream. The popularity of serving strawberries with cream (and champagne) is possibly as old as the event itself.

Legend has it that Cardinal Wolsey was the first person to serve the two together, at his palace, Hampton Court and the 16th Century song "The Old Wives Tale" includes the line “Strawberries swimming in the cream”, so the dish seems to have become popular by the time of Shakespeare only half a century or so later.

I love strawberries and cream! I remember being taken to "Pick your own strawberry" farms as a child and let loose in the fields with a little basket, returning with it brimming with juicy berries, my mouth red with juice.

This listing is for 3 strawberries, 2 with splashes of cream and one without...if you prefer a set with more strawberries, with the strawberries all covered in cream or without any cream at all let me know ;)

These would make perfect wedding favours or in bowls in the centre of the tables!

Use them as separate pincushions, unusual play pieces in board games, Summer party or barbecue table decorations, Wimbledon celebrations, table place gifts or display them on a precious little crystal dessert dish to brighten up a dull corner.

Designed completely by me ;)

Made from felt and stuffed with polyfil. Completely hand sewn and stuffed.

Remember you get 3 and, as each strawberry is hand cut and embroidered and the cream is completely cut free hand, the stalks, pips and cream sploshes will very slightly in each piece..

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