| David Manley | 03 Sep 2020 10:12 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 11:07 a.m. PST |
Aha, culture 1.01! Definitely jam then cream, looks better, easier to apply, and tastes great! |
| Frederick | 03 Sep 2020 11:08 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 11:23 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 11:24 a.m. PST |
Devon = Cream then Jam
Cornish = Jam then Cream |
| Royston Papworth | 03 Sep 2020 11:33 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 12:08 p.m. PST |
Jam only no cream for this non-Brit. |
| JimDuncanUK | 03 Sep 2020 12:51 p.m. PST |
Jam only no cream for this Brit. |
| Zephyr1 | 03 Sep 2020 2:22 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 2:30 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 2:32 p.m. PST |
And, even more importantly, is it Sconn or Scone? I know where I stand on that one. |
| Herkybird | 03 Sep 2020 3:46 p.m. PST |
My family had Scottish roots, ,most definitely 'Sconn'! |
| Bashytubits | 03 Sep 2020 4:01 p.m. PST |
You have "Scones" with "Tea", Barbarians. I thought a proper gentleman always had Tea with Scones. |
| FusilierDan | 03 Sep 2020 4:37 p.m. PST |
Butter then jam and it's called a biscuit.
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 etotheipi  | 03 Sep 2020 5:36 p.m. PST |
I don't eat crappy scones that need jam or cream. |
| platypus01au | 04 Sep 2020 3:30 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 8:03 a.m. PST |
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| BillyNM | 04 Sep 2020 8:52 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 8:54 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 9:20 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 10:04 a.m. PST |
I like'm any way I can get'm !!!! |
| David Manley | 04 Sep 2020 11:18 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 8:37 a.m. PST |
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| Royston Papworth | 05 Sep 2020 10:17 a.m. PST |
BillyNM, it's the only way! Crust on top… 😁 |
| von Schwartz | 05 Sep 2020 4:10 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 9:05 a.m. PST |
What about cheese scones.. |
| David Manley | 07 Sep 2020 1:46 p.m. PST |
Jam and cream on cheese scones? MADNESS!!!!! |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 04 Dec 2021 12:59 p.m. PST |
A poll that I could very easily answer with "not my cup of tea", which I just did. |
| Legion 4 | 04 Dec 2021 5:52 p.m. PST |
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| Arcane Steve | 10 Dec 2021 5:23 a.m. PST |
I'm from Devon originally – Torquay actually. You are supposed to use clotted cream, anything else is wrong. So cream on first then the jam. As a matter of fact, for Sunday tea, we would have clotted cream spread on bread and then jam on top.
Just one problem with my definitive reply, my brother prefers it jam first then cream….
Which ever way is lovely. |
