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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Had a scone yesterday. Put jam on first then the cream. Right or wrong?"
That's not important to me. What is important is, did you use a, different knife for spreading cream and jam? |
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By *i1971Man
over a year ago
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The Cornish way would be jam first. If you look at the cream as a fat, this usually put that on your bread product/scone first, then top off with the jam. Technically both are correct (a source of constant debate in Cornwall  ) |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Hailing from Devon, it’s constantly on the news, the Cornish having rolling 24 hour news on why we are doing it wrong, their reporters are constantly stood on the Tamar bridge saying they’re doing it all weird still, we go down there to shhh them off, they taunt us with their upside down scones, but it will never wash, cause it’s etched in stone and as a proud Devonian I will never eat a scone any other way than with cream first. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Cream then jam. It would be jam on last in order to show off essentially. Back in the day everyone could get cream but not everyone had access to sugar, so to show off to your guests the jam goes on last. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Jam first you shouldn’t spread cream. Spread jam then a blob of clotted cream on top.
Or do it as my mum would have done... proper salted butter, jam then cream  |
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Being of Cornish origins myself, it is always going to be jam first and then lashings of clotted cream.
Sadly because I love knowledge though I have to concede that it was those pesky Devonians who came up with it in the first place and they are 'technically' correct in putting on cream first.....sorry to my fellow Cornish men and women, I hate knowing this but it's true. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Had a scone yesterday. Put jam on first then the cream. Right or wrong?
That's not important to me. What is important is, did you use a, different knife for spreading cream and jam? "
No used same knife |
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"Yes butter then jam then cream preferably clotted x"
Its nigh on impossible to apply quality turgid clotted cream upon quality fruity soft jam
Clotted cream and butter are imo near enough the same thing |
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Imho, whichever sticks the scone easiest goes first. That could be really sticky jam or thick cream. If what's left spreads over the top of what you've just put on doesn't pull the lower layer up then that how to do it. It's context sensitive. |
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The next time we have scones I plan on testing which is best, by trying both ways of applying the cream and jam! I have always been a cream on 1st kinda gal, but have recently wondered if the gastronomic experience of such a delicious delicacy would be better if I spread the jam on 1st! |
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