Need Ideas for a "British" Snack to Bring to School

Marmite (a horrible insult to vegemite lovers everywhere) or marmalade, spread over butter on a nice loaf of bread. Couple with Earl Grey tea, properly made.

If you have a Cost Plus Market nearby, they have a whole row of imported British foods. Shortbread cookies are always a big hit and easy to make also.

I would be checking with the teacher. Are they really going to be watching the wedding...and if so WHY? There may be some kind of good reason, I am a teacher so I know that kids don't always give the full story to their parents. If there is a good reason, finger sandwiches or scones would be great. If there isn't a good reason I would let the principal know that you are not pleased. I'd be interested to know what the reason is!
Happy baking :)

@ mamatothreewee - Bangers and Mash is actually sausage and mashed potatoes. I make that occasionally for my son and then talk in a very affected British accent. LOL

Hmmm, British snacks - I would go with Biscuits -buttery, crisp cookies would be nice, or scones with jam. Both easy to find/bake and fairly traditional.

I would not be thrilled with my school abandoning studies for the day to watch the wedding - but, it is a historic moment, and our kids will be growing up watching this generation of the British monarchy like we watched Diana and Charles.

Hopefully, the school will incorporate some world history into the day, since our country's beginning was so intertwined with England.

cucumber sandwiches... so good and easy to make.

Um, what?

Unless they are doing some sort of study on Great Britain, the monarchy, or a related topic I'd be raising an eyebrow too. And, these comments are coming from someone who is SUPER excited about watching the wedding! My DVR is already set up and I can't wait to watch it. This is entertainment, there is a time and a place for everything, and school isn't it unless it is tied to a learning objective, although I don't see how.

Bake or buy cupcakes and send a note saying "Let them eat cake". teeheehee

However, scones would probably be easier.

I'm just going to say it:

Crisps or Chips

(chips or fries)

Just bring cookies and call them biscuits. :)

Scones! If you do a sweet scone (blueberry, peach, cherry, chocolate, etc.) and make devonshire cream to go with them, it is SO British and SO easy (the whole thing takes me less than 30 minutes!). Here are the recipes I use from allrecipes.com

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Simple-Scones/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Easy-Devonshire-Cream/Detail...

The only thing I change is that I add some vanilla to the devonshire cream, but I just LOVE that flavor!

go the grocery store and find the british food asile.
Remember "Biscuits" are cookies.
"Crisps" are potato chips.

When I lived in england, I had salt n vinegar chips for the first time. Not sure if they're "british" but I think so.

I agree that spending school time to watch the royal wedding is NOT okay. I assume they're going to have a lesson on customs or history or something like that.

I dont know what it is but I had a friend whose dad was from England..He would make something called Bangers and mash... you could look it up? or if anyone knows what it is...thats my 2 cents:)

Go buy shortbreads. If you want to go with good Scottish ones buy Walker's shortbreads. Doesn't get better than that for a English food. Otherwise Bassett Allsorts Licorice. My father was from England and these were his favorites that we always had on hand.

You can make tea biscuits (they are basically just sugar cookies) or make scones. they are really easy to make. and bring tea.

I just came across this recipe in one of my blog feeds:
http://www.fromapples2zucchini.com/?p=899

Crumpets.
It is SO good.
We ate them all the time, as kids growing up.
Don't know how, being we are in Hawaii.
But we have crumpets here.

here is a good link, on British Snacks, for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:British_snack_foods

Oh yay! I was going to say English scones!! So yummy! I'm glad people here in Utah are realizing that they are awesome!

I would do little cucumber sandwiches or biscuits with jam/jelly. Just have her take something you'd serve at a tea party.

Hope this isn't too late, but trifle is quick and easy to make. Here's a website with a few different recipes http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art28849.asp

Cheers!

Strawberries and Champagne - without the champagne!

Maybe you can find some clotted cream to serve with the scones (and jam, of course). I think it's the same as the Devonshire cream mentioned by another poster. I had scones and clotted cream during "tea" at a British-run B&B in Wisconsin once. I was leary, but it was quite tasty. Maybe they are incorporating it as part of a social studies curriculum? My 5th grader is currently studying monarchies in social studies and they often study other countries/cultures. At least you can hope that is what they are doing or why they are watching it!

my mom used to always have us make "rock cakes", which is a sort of scone dough, with raisens or currants, dropped in little mounds & baked, served with butter & jam. She is a kiwi, so not sure if its considered "british"? but they are yummy. We put nuts in too, but I wouldnt do that for a school snack. Crumpets are yummy, but messy with butter, not sure if they would be good without melted butter! mmm! I used to bug my english friend about spotted dick which is or sounds something like the rock cakes.