Cream or Jam first on a scone?

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Trep_Normerian@reddit

Either way, if you're not happy with your order, just flip it upside down.

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Aromatic_Recipe_6733@reddit

Jam and then jam. I hate clotted cream.

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Oh this old chestnut. The reason Devon and Cornwall disagree on which way round is because the scones are different. Devonshire scones are more like a traditional Devonshire split which was a yeasted dough so they buttered them with butter or cream and added jam on the top. Cornish scones have a different texture, and they put the jam on first because the jam doesn’t pull the crumbs up like it would on a Devonshire one.

Plus, the clotted cream is the crown, and with the Cornish method you can properly adorn the scone with a gluttonous dollop, as is the correct and proper way.

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GiGoVX@reddit

Feck no, you monster!😋 Cream always first (guess where I live 😂)

My argument is always, do you put Jam on toast before butter? No of course not, dairy first them Jam, as is the correct and proper way!

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ThankUverymuchJerry@reddit

Then presumably you must be of Devonshire descent and enjoy a traditional split. You carry on, my friend.

To answer your question about the jam and butter arrangement on toast, please read the explanation about the different types of scone.

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GiGoVX@reddit

Oh I read it, I mean it's an explanation, but it's still bollocks as its cream first 😅 sorry but I'm not changing my opinion 😅😆 (I'm hoping your sensing my sarcasm)

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ThankUverymuchJerry@reddit

Yeah but if you can spread jam onto the cream, surely there isn’t enough cream?? Or is it like a cherry on a Mr Whippy?

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GiGoVX@reddit

That's why you use thick clotted cream, proper thick stuff and spread it about an inch thick and then a nice even layer of jam to follow.

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ThankUverymuchJerry@reddit

I think you should try the other way. It would blow your mind!

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FMnutter@reddit

Genuinely do not understand the physics of putting cream first

Like what are you then spreading the jam on??

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Jess_7478@reddit

the

...the cream

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FMnutter@reddit

But the jam just picks up the cream rather than spreading on it

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GeordieAl@reddit

Not if you put it on with a nice big spoon in one go!

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Jess_7478@reddit

yes. The true classic. No spreading the jam, just a big dollop

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GeordieAl@reddit

On top of the big dollop of clotted cream… who needs knives!

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Jess_7478@reddit

how do you get the cream out of the pot without a knife/spoon (you can still use a spoon to spread it)

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GeordieAl@reddit

You use a spoon to get the cream out and dollop it in the scone, then lick the spoon clean, then use the spoon to get the jam out and dollop it on the cream, then lick the spoon clean again… then eat the scone!

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Jess_7478@reddit

ABSOLUTELY NOT. you were so based until then. you lost me

im one of those who absolutely despises the reusing of knives. absolutely no crumbs in the butter or butter in the jam

absolutely not.

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GeordieAl@reddit

Oh absolutely, reusing of knives is a complete no-no… crumbs in the butter 🤢. Butter in the jam or branston pickle 😖.

Reusing of spoons after a good lick to make sure they are completely clean is another story! Bring it on! 😜

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Jess_7478@reddit

no. Absolutely not.

If I caught a family member doing that, the jam would be going in the bin regardless of fullness, they would be compensating me for the damages they have done to me, and I would get them to admit whether or not they have done it previously and how many times and compensate me for all of those times

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GeordieAl@reddit

Ah, but that’s only if they get caught 😉

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Jess_7478@reddit

I will be crying with anxiety now

(They know how much I hate stuff like that. Wouldn't be worth it to save an extra spoon)

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GeordieAl@reddit

Aww I’m sorry, you do know I’m just winding you up and would never double dip a spoon in cream and jam.

Now using my toothbrush to spread the cream… 😁

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Jess_7478@reddit

yeah yeah I get that, dont worr. Im a pretty easy going person! but I have a few aaaaa things

that's a fucking brilliant idea and as long as a spoon is used to scoop it out, go ahead

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Ballbag94@reddit

If you were having buttered toast with jam, which would you put on first?

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Emergency-Pandas@reddit

The other half. Scone sandwich. I will die in this hill.

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Jess_7478@reddit

cream then jam

because im my head it's like toast. Butter then jam for toast. Why should this be different?

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Infamous-Sherbert-32@reddit

Because a scone is not a slice of toast, and clotted cream is not butter.

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Jess_7478@reddit

I agree with your points but unfortunately

Nuh uh

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SaltyName8341@reddit

Slice in half jam on one side cream on the other then smash together

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GiGoVX@reddit

That's all well and good, but which way up do you then eat it 😂

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SaltyName8341@reddit

Sideways like an apple 😜

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Sad_Cardiologist5388@reddit

I use the cornish way, so Jam then Cream.

If it was good enough for old Queen Liz it's good enough for me.

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Perite@reddit

I like to do each half of the scone the opposite way round. Then at least I know I’m annoying somebody

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caiaphas8@reddit

Butter and then jam. No fucking cream.

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idlesilver@reddit

This. 100% this. I really don't like cream!

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hime-633@reddit

OP has to be a non-Brit trying to incite civil war

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SnooChocolates8267@reddit (OP)

Nah, brit actually. We've been asking a bunch of our friends about it. It is fun to incite civil war though

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feuchtronic@reddit

Jam on one half, cream on the other, smush them together, problem solved

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YourLittleRuth@reddit

Only if you have a jaw like a snake’s, or a sad and sorry excuse for a scone!

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LordAnchemis@reddit

Depends if you're from Devon or Cornwall

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Haggis161@reddit

Whichever the fack you want.

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Fantastic_Ranger_723@reddit

Jam - easier to spread!

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nasted@reddit

I don’t care as long as I’m eating it.

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Individual_Boss1379@reddit

Jam first over here but my partner is from Cornwall so if I did it the other way around i would swiftly be single again.

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SnooChocolates8267@reddit (OP)

For information I'm a jam first guy.

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-_-___--_-___@reddit

If you are using proper clotted cream then it goes first as it's an easier base to spread the proper jam on top.

If people don't do it this way I would say they are using poor quality cream and/or jam.

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McCretin@reddit

Jam then cream.

People who think clotted cream should go first because it’s merely a “butter substitute” need to rethink their attitude to life.