David Manley  | 03 Sep 2020 9:12 a.m. PST |
A vitally important question that must be answered – when having a cream tea and a scone, do you: a) put the jam on first and then the cream, or b) are you a cream first and then jam person? |
Herkybird  | 03 Sep 2020 10:07 a.m. PST |
Aha, culture 1.01! Definitely jam then cream, looks better, easier to apply, and tastes great! |
Frederick  | 03 Sep 2020 10:08 a.m. PST |
Jam and then cream My God, sir, what would make you think otherwise! That's the order that Her Majesty uses at Balmoral |
Bob the Temple Builder | 03 Sep 2020 10:23 a.m. PST |
Are we talking Devon or Cornwall? I understand that in Devon it is jam then cream, but in Cornwall it is cream then jam. I prefer the Devon method. |
Von Trinkenessen | 03 Sep 2020 10:24 a.m. PST |
Devon = Cream then Jam Cornish = Jam then Cream |
Royston Papworth | 03 Sep 2020 10:33 a.m. PST |
Sort of b. Only I don't like jam so have marmalade instead…😁 Strangely, I have Cornish roots… That said, my nan used to do pasties with the crust over the top, not around the side… |
Shagnasty  | 03 Sep 2020 11:08 a.m. PST |
Jam only no cream for this non-Brit. |
JimDuncanUK | 03 Sep 2020 11:51 a.m. PST |
Jam only no cream for this Brit. |
Zephyr1 | 03 Sep 2020 1:22 p.m. PST |
All of you are wrong! You have to mix the jam and cream together before spreading. (And don't forget to add the lime to the coconut… ;-) |
boggler | 03 Sep 2020 1:30 p.m. PST |
Jam them cream. Says he born in Devon but raised in Cornwall. More importantly, how is your pasty crimped? Side or top? |
boggler | 03 Sep 2020 1:32 p.m. PST |
And, even more importantly, is it Sconn or Scone? I know where I stand on that one. |
Herkybird  | 03 Sep 2020 2:46 p.m. PST |
My family had Scottish roots, ,most definitely 'Sconn'! |
Bashytubits  | 03 Sep 2020 3:01 p.m. PST |
You have "Scones" with "Tea", Barbarians. I thought a proper gentleman always had Tea with Scones. |
FusilierDan | 03 Sep 2020 3:37 p.m. PST |
Butter then jam and it's called a biscuit.
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etotheipi  | 03 Sep 2020 4:36 p.m. PST |
I don't eat crappy scones that need jam or cream. |
platypus01au | 04 Sep 2020 2:30 a.m. PST |
Depends on the cream. It is basically impossible to put clotted cream on _after_ the jam, so when using clotted cream the cream goes on first, then the jam. But with whipped cream, jam goes on first, then the cream. Simples. JohnG |
boggler | 04 Sep 2020 7:03 a.m. PST |
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BillyNM | 04 Sep 2020 7:52 a.m. PST |
Devon all the way! And with clotted cream, never had a problem putting the clotted cream on top of the jam, a vital life skill. |
BillyNM | 04 Sep 2020 7:54 a.m. PST |
BTW Royston my mum and my aunt (both from their time in Devon) made pasties with the ridge across the top – heaven! |
MajorB | 04 Sep 2020 8:20 a.m. PST |
Bob said:
I understand that in Devon it is jam then cream, but in Cornwall it is cream then jam. Von T said:
Devon = Cream then Jam Cornish = Jam then Cream - so which is correct? |
Legion 4 | 04 Sep 2020 9:04 a.m. PST |
I like'm any way I can get'm !!!! |
David Manley  | 04 Sep 2020 10:18 p.m. PST |
Just for the record I try to keep my Cornish and Devonian friends happy (or maybe similarly stressed out) by doing one half jam-then-cream, the other half cream-then-jam :) |
Legion 4 | 05 Sep 2020 7:37 a.m. PST |
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Royston Papworth | 05 Sep 2020 9:17 a.m. PST |
BillyNM, it's the only way! Crust on top… 😁 |
von Schwartz | 05 Sep 2020 3:10 p.m. PST |
Whoa whoa whoa! CLOTTED CREAM?! You mean cream that been sitting on top of the counter for a few days and now has developed a highly evolved civilization. Sounds like genocide to me! |
boggler | 06 Sep 2020 8:05 a.m. PST |
What about cheese scones.. |
David Manley  | 07 Sep 2020 12:46 p.m. PST |
Jam and cream on cheese scones? MADNESS!!!!! |