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WHAT! Where the butter?
Butter, jam then cream if you really need it.
Proper butter and jam is where it's at, IMHO of course.
cream+jam+bit more cream for good luck. Best of both worlds then.
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Cream then jam in Devon, tother way round in that Cornwall.
butter ❓
in england it's cream then jam.
oh, and no fruit in that scone ( to rhyme with stone )either.
other than that , there are no rules of ettiquette to observe.
Jam then cream, but it has to be clotted cream!
butter, you know that yellow stuff, on a warm scones it melts mmmmmmMMMM, and no fruit? Bejesus you lead a sheltered life.
You can keep your cream, pah!
"in the midlands you can have it how you want, no snotty stuck up rules to follow"
Butter, jam, cream - the end!
Marmalade, then cream, then butter.
It really does not matter.
Butter, jam and cream on scones (pronounced as 'ones' not as in 'stones')
butter, jam, cream..........years ago b4 i new what cream teas were hubby said where does the cream go---i said in yer cup of tea so he put the cream in his tea...hahahahha 😉
I don't care which way round they go as long as I have just a tiny bit of jam and masses and masses of cream.
NO BUTTER, YOU FREAKS. IF YOU NEED BUTTER YOU HAVEN'T PUT ENOUGH CREAM ON.
Edit: I notice, alarmingly, that someone has pointed out it has to be clotted cream. I hope there's no need to state that. There can't be people who have [i]non-clotted[/i] cream on scones, can there? Where do I sign to have them deported to Ungo-Bungo Land or wherever the savages live these days? You people disgust me.
[i]scones (pronounced as 'ones' not as in 'stones') [/i]
You pronounce it "[i]skwons[/i]"?
Jesus. That's more than posh, that's eighth-generation inbred.
FFS, here we go again. It's scones, pronounced as stones - see, they are nearly spelt the same and everything.
Butter Jam then lots of Clotted on top. And you can keep your little pot of tea. Disgusting stuff! I'll have another scone instead.
here can't be people who have non-clotted cream on scones, can there? Where do I sign to have them deported to Ungo-Bungo Land or wherever the savages live these days? You people disgust me.
I am terribly shocked and sorry to report that at tea round my dear maman's house earlier on today, she had some sort of thick creme fraiche on her scone, plus blackcurrant jam. She is French though.
Bunch of ponces discussing cream and jam on skonns? 😡
Ungo-Bungo Land
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cream ? - losers !
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zippy and the artist have it. Butter jam cream, and then more cream.
I was brought up on cream teas in various devon famrhouses, shown the way by many a farmers wife. In fact you could say I have very wide experience of devon cream teas as my Dad is a large animal vet and I used to go around the farms with him.
so you cream first then jam fools can go back to guildford or wherever you come from.
It's scones, pronounced as stones
It's "scone," as in "it's not there any more."
It's "scone," as in "it's not there any more."
Indeed. 😆
Knottie is a leading authority on this subject
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Out of eleven cream tea eaters I was the only one to arrange it correctly !
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BL v good.
Out of eleven cream tea eaters I was the only one to arrange it correctly !
according to the wisdom of this forum ....................
so you cream first then jam fools can go back to guildford or wherever you come from.
knottie must obviously be lost down here in the west country 😉
of course, we know differently 8)
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Toys19, do you live in that peculiar outpost of Devon that the rest of us call "Cornwall"?
no no no no no.....
lots of Jam - then lots of cream - then a bit more jam balanced on top of the jammy creamy yumminess....
mmmmmm
look you numpties, if you make a jam butty, would you put the jam on before the butter ?
no you wouldn't because the whole point of the butter is to moisten the dry bread, just as the cream moistens the dry scone (as in stone).
however, i fully respect everyones' right to be wrong and will not stand in anyones' way if they wish to make a further muppet of themselves on this thread. 8)
no you wouldn't because the whole point of the butter is to moisten the dry bread, just as the cream moistens the dry scone (as in stone).
Yes which is why you butter the scone. The cream is a topping.
I'm a mid Devon boy, right in the heart of dairy farming country.
Well I was, now I live in the big city.
If the scone's dry, then you haven't made it right. In any case, the clotted cream and jam provide all the moisture you could possibly need.
And it rhymes with stone.
nobody ever tried and extra topping (like sprinkles) or wud that kill the scone altogether 😆
it doesnt matter wether you pronounce 'scone'.... as 'scon' or 'scooone'
you're not asking for scone and tea anyway....you're asking for a 'cream tea' ! 
Rhodda's followed by strawberry jam. And I'm from Devon (and 1/4 Cornish). My Great grandmother made fresh clotted cream every morning to put on cornflakes 😯 . Still my Great grandad lived to 99, and his son is 87, so it must be good for you 😆
EDIT: Forgot to mention, that cream tea sandwiches are a favourite of mine, White bread, clotted cream and jam in a sandwich. No butter...
Yes which is why you butter the scone
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you're not asking for scone and tea anyway....you're asking for a 'cream tea' !
if only life were that simple. if you were to ask for that at our local you'd be asked what type of scone (as in stone) you'd like - and none of the options would have fruit in them.
i can't think that i've ever ordered a cream tea anywhere and it's arrived with butter.
Tastes the same either way.
Just had a thought. Although cream first is correct, I'd prefer an erroneously topped scone to no scone at all.
I therefore, suddenly, claim neutrality.
Toys - where in mid-Devon? Grew up in Chagford, myself...
Born in Oke, brought up in Crediton. My old mans vet clients range from hontion to south molton..
Ha! Went to Oke school. Probably before your time, though - left in about 84. Now live in South Wales though... 😀
clotted cream then jam
cream must be a bit lumpy. Rodda's used to be ok.
Ah, but what jam?
<runs for cover>
home made...
obviously 8)
Ah, but what jam?
ahh, now on this at least there has to be unity
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