Jam first or cream!!!

Tinwheeler

Sneaky? How very dare you! 😱

The Sussex bunch didn’t even know what proper cream is until we showed them.

Rufs

"

The scone is two half’s or halves, whichever old English you prefer.

One half cream topped by jam.
The other jam topped by cream, Then the two halves pressed together to be eaten"

I am liking this, home today then off to the West Country on Friday, will no doubt try it out on Saturday

Tinwheeler

You’ll need a mighty sized mouth to bite through a whole scone as described, Rufs 😀

moulesy

"The scone is two half’s or halves, whichever old English you prefer.

One half cream topped by jam.
The other jam topped by cream, Then the two halves pressed together to be eaten"

Which begs the obvious question - as you eat the scone (whole apparently) which half do you hold uppermost?  

Rufs

guess you are right, and of course i should be thinking of the caloris involved, but so as not to offend anybody i will do cream first jam on top, followed by jam first cream on top, sure both will be delicious, washed down with a pint of cider 

Tinwheeler

I guess it depends which side of the Tamar you’re pitched😀

Here's the proper way to do it in Cornwall.

https://www.roddas.co.uk/cream-teas/

 

ABM

 Hmmm,  

Please remind us all of Cream Tea Day in late June please  - I might have finished 'Testing Taste Buds '  by then  

mickysf

Well, after many months of my own scientific research I can now provide the answer. I’ve tried many scones since David posed that question, placing the constituent parts in both combinations. I’ve even turned prepared scones upside down in order to test the findings on family and friends. The upshot is that it makes no difference to either the process of eating or the enjoyment. As long as the ingredients are fresh and of good quality just chomp on regardless and savour!

ABM

So it seems that Mickysf is a Chompion Scone Scoffer par excellence !!

 Congratulations Sir  !!

mickysf

It was a challenging task but someone had to do it. 😉 I now need to renew my gym subscription! 

DSB

Went out for (another) afternoon tea yesterday, just down the road at Sutton Wharf (Sutton Cheney).... our 'children' booked us in - a pre-birthday treat!!.  Apparently they've only just started to offer 'afternoon teas'.  It reminded me of this thread, so just had to send a few pictures.....

David

ABM

Oh Gawd, where is Brian's Insulin pen ??

DSB

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

David

GEandGJE

I always put the cream on first, nice and thick, and make a little hollow in the cream in which the jam sits nicely and doesn't spill oner the sides. 

mickysf

If you turn a Devon prepared one upside down does it become a Cornish one? 

Tinwheeler

No because the jam & cream will fall off and it’ll become a plain scone.

mickysf

I can turn mine upside down and nothing falls off Tinny, such is the quality of the products and the workpersonship.😉

Tinwheeler

Proper job, Micky 👍