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Friday, February 12, 2010
Biggest
choice of scones - Nibbles Cafe sets world record
Newbiggin-by-The-Sea, Northumberland, UK --
Nibbles
Cafe, owned by Jackie Nevin and husband Colin,
57, from North Seaton, offers 99 varieties of scones to customers
, setting the world record for the Biggest
choice of scones.
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photo)
Jackie and husband Colin, 57, from North Seaton,
opened the cafe
in the 1930s-designed former Italian ice cream parlour 16
months ago and now have eight part-time staff.
Jackie Nevin said: 'I started with
the normal ones - cheese, fruit. Then I thought "That's boring".
'I now have 99 varieties with 9 ideas for my 100th scone.'
Scone fans are now flocking from as
far away as London to sample varieties including chilli, Turkish
delight and ginger and pineapple. Baker Jackie Nevin's
other concoctions include leek and garlic, as well as the
more traditional cheese.
Top
10 scones:
1. Hawaiian
2. Plain cheese
3. Garlic and chive
4. Cheese and leek
5. Cheese and chive
6. Fruit
7. Cherry and almond
8. Apple
9. Mint chocolate
10. Plum |
Jackie, a grandmother-of-seven, said: "Colin
and I always said we would love to run a little business together.
We realised if we were going to do something, now was the
time.
“I learnt how to cook in the old-fashioned
way, by my mother’s side. I come from a family of nine and
my mother and I used to stand baking every Sunday morning,
making scones and cakes for the tea. “She showed me how to
do everything – which was how it was then.
On the Net:
Scone
Mad - the home of scones on the Internet
"The cafe is hard work but we
both enjoy it. We have a good crowd of regular customers.
The scones are very popular - I probably have some customers
who have tasted every one on the menu."
Related world records:
Largest
Scone-world record set by the Chilterns Gateway Centre
Largest
cream tea scone-world record set by Anne Tattersall
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