Cream or jam first

We don`t LoisLovesstewie.
We eat as you would a sandwich.

Er, who said cream takes the place of the butter?

Them from the West Country as knows a proper job kittylester

I grew up in Devon, maternal grandparents Cornish, paternal grandparents Devonian.
It was always a slight bone of contention when everyone together and scones served !
Have to say I prefer jam first.

I have to agree with another poster that clotted cream does not sink in, and it takes the place of butter. Having lived in Devon for 45 years , I have never even tried putting jam first!!

Er, who said cream takes the place of the butter? Scone, butter, jam, cream! If you are indulging, indulge properly!!

Loislovesstewie

NO!NO! NO! I do mine Devonian style, clotted cream first with a large dollop of jam on the cream, any other way is anathema! And I am from the West Country!

We have our scones the Cornish way and put the jam on first even when we lived in Devon.

Devonshire splits are the way to go when in Devon not scones.

That according to mum.

Depends if I am in Devon or Cornwall, I really try not to indulge on a regular basis ?

Jam on each half first then cream and eat them separately.

timetogo2016

Jam first,and if it bothers people turn it upside down,sorted.

No, because you eat them in halves, you don't sandwich the two halves together.

Jam first,and if it bothers people turn it upside down,sorted.

If it’s a fruit scone which this was it should only have butter on. Jam and cream in whatever order you prefer are only for plain scones.

Definitely jam first. If you put enough cream on, you would not be able to balance the jam on the top....

I always put the jam first, but thinking about it, we used to put jam on our rice pudding.

I like cream first then jam. It just looks ‘prettier’!

Mind you when it’s all mashed up in my mouth does it matter?

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Crossed posts, Loislovesstewie

Definitely cream first, clotted cream, it acts as the butter layer, then a dollop of jam.
I’ve never had a scone go soggy.

Sorry I shall have to leave this thread, I feel ill at the thought of putting jam on first!

But the cream takes the place of butter and clotted cream doesn't sink in,it stays nicely in place.

(Surely pastie crimping is to the side?)

On a purely technical note putting the jam on first creates a waterproof barrier that stops the cream from making the scone soggy...assuming you’re not wolfing them down, whole, of course ?

Jam first. Cream dollops more than jam does so it makes sense to have a nice thick flat layer of jam with a big heap of cream.

I'm with others here - jam first holds the cream in place. Not that I often have such stuff these days, sigh.

I did wonder whether Devon does it Sainsbury style, and Cornwall as we seem to prefer.

I think pastie-crimping - top or side - is the same County debate.

Jam first.

NO!NO! NO! I do mine Devonian style, clotted cream first with a large dollop of jam on the cream, any other way is anathema! And I am from the West Country!