Sweet Shalom Tea Room – June 2021

For my May 2021 post of the Sweet Shalom Tea Room I wrote that the dear owners, Chris Kruse and Sara Velasquez, had made the decision to close their tea room by the end of summer after 20 years of business. In their latest and probably last official newsletter they mentioned that “we have made conservatively 96,000 cucumber tea sandwiches and brewed 240,000 cups of tea!” David and I are so grateful to have been able to join them each month over many years to enjoy their gracious hospitality, warm ambiance, tasty food and hot tea.

Here is our June visit…

My place setting with personalized menu…June’s theme was “Celebrating National Iced Tea Month”
But I always prefer a hot cup of black tea!
Almond Cream Scone (with Almond Ambrosia Cream Spread – not pictured)
Summery Spinach Orange Salad
Tiered server of assorted savories and sweets.
Top tier sweets…Wild Blueberry Bars and Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Lower tier of savories…Pimento Cheese Boats, Teriyaki Chicken Tea Sandwiches, Cucumber Tea Sandwiches, Zucchini Puffs
My plate filled with the tiered server delicacies!
Finial dessert…Lemon Ice Box Pie with Strawberries