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Scones. Jam then cream or cream then jam? I have solved it.

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IncompleteSenten · 07/05/2024 13:42

In the interests of science, I put it to the test.

Jam first then cream or cream first then jam.

After extensive testing, I am happy to confirm that it makes no fucking difference whatsoever.

However, in the interests of science I will repeat the tests later on.

Oh, and just because I like to kick shit off on here...

It's scone to rhyme with throne, bone and zone.

No debate.

Scones. Jam then cream or cream then jam? I have solved it.
Scones. Jam then cream or cream then jam? I have solved it.
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SausageRoll2020 · 08/05/2024 15:06

blablasmthsmth · 07/05/2024 23:25

Yeah but I also wouldn't dollop the butter on with a big spoon 😆

You reminded me of my aunt from the US though, she loved having scones with jam and cream when she visited but she would actually scrape the clotted cream on as if it were a reeeeally thin layer of butter followed by a thin scrape of jam!

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Rest assured there's no scraping when I put cream on a scone 😂😋

UnctuousUnicorns · 08/05/2024 12:24

RafaistheKingofClay · 08/05/2024 00:28

I’m not going to comment on the order other than a lot of people on this thread are wrong.

But people who are reassembling scones can’t have put enough cream on, right?

I read that as "people who are resembling scones". Which I probably would if I ate too many of them.

grinandslothit · 08/05/2024 12:03

Jam first
Now I want a scone

Higglings · 08/05/2024 11:51

Scone rhymes with gone

Jam first always, that way you can get more cream on top.

Allywill · 08/05/2024 11:49

Paul Hollywood says scone to rhyme with gone as did the late Queen. Think they out rank you tbh.

HellsAngel81 · 08/05/2024 11:46

whatdoidonowffs · 08/05/2024 07:55

Bet you put carrot in pasties too 😳

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Absolutely not!!! 🤣 (unless it's a veggie pasty).

Actually the pasty is also technically a Devonian invention, with the oldest recipe being found in Plymouth!

Yet another thing those Cornish pirates stole from us!

FrangipaniBlue · 08/05/2024 08:00

GnomeDePlume · 07/05/2024 13:57

Cheese scones, butter. None of this jammy, creaminess.

A place near me serves their cheese scones warm with a shot glass of grated cheese so that you can add your own extra cheesiness.

I thought I'd died and gone to heaven.

FrangipaniBlue · 08/05/2024 07:59

Tacocatgoatcheesepizza · 07/05/2024 13:56

Cream first because it’s like butter!!
Scone rhymes with gone, anything else sounds weird and made up.

DS12 puts jam on one half, cream on the other and then just puts them back together and eats it like a sandwich….

You need to sell him on eBay. Although not sure anyone will want him......

FrangipaniBlue · 08/05/2024 07:58

BarnacleBeasley · 07/05/2024 13:54

Cream is not the lightest if it is clotted cream. So: if clotted cream, put loads of cream on first, then blob the jam on top using a teaspoon. If whipped cream, obviously that's disappointing but you'll just have to put it on top of the jam or it'll get squashed.

Rhymes with gone.

This!!!!

DH and DS are team jam first, pair of weirdos.

whatdoidonowffs · 08/05/2024 07:55

HellsAngel81 · 08/05/2024 07:34

I am from the land that invented Cream Teas (despite what our neighbouring county may claim).

It is cream, then jam.

Any other way is madness 😆

Bet you put carrot in pasties too 😳

HellsAngel81 · 08/05/2024 07:34

I am from the land that invented Cream Teas (despite what our neighbouring county may claim).

It is cream, then jam.

Any other way is madness 😆

Anyotherdude · 08/05/2024 07:31

It’s scone to rhyme with zone when it’s waiting to be eaten, for sure, but when you’ve eaten it, it’s scone (to rhyme with gone!)

Allshallbewell2021 · 08/05/2024 07:21

Butter plus cream plus jam?

This is terrible; but I can imagine it might be a desperate strategy of trying to save (I'm sorry to have to say this) a stale scone

A scone must be fresh - they just don't keep IME

ThreePointOneFourOneFiveNine · 08/05/2024 07:16

fireplacetiles · 07/05/2024 19:57

Magic E makes the vowel say it's name- so the O in Scone says "oh" so it is Scone, rhymes with cone.

This! Alphablocks do a wonderful song about it

EBearhug · 08/05/2024 02:05

BarnacleBeasley · 07/05/2024 13:54

Cream is not the lightest if it is clotted cream. So: if clotted cream, put loads of cream on first, then blob the jam on top using a teaspoon. If whipped cream, obviously that's disappointing but you'll just have to put it on top of the jam or it'll get squashed.

Rhymes with gone.

This.

RafaistheKingofClay · 08/05/2024 00:28

I’m not going to comment on the order other than a lot of people on this thread are wrong.

But people who are reassembling scones can’t have put enough cream on, right?

NahNeedsGarlic · 08/05/2024 00:23

Butter then cheese Grin
And it rhymes with throne

Allshallbewell2021 · 08/05/2024 00:09

Stif*ffiosity index
*
This

sprigatito · 07/05/2024 23:59

DrJonesIpresume · 07/05/2024 13:58

I solved this years ago and it is entirely dependent on the relative stiffness of the two ingredients on the day. Stiffest one goes on first, sloppier one second.

DH and I call it the Stiffiosity Index.

I like you 😂

whatdoidonowffs · 07/05/2024 23:52

Jam first always
anything else proves you’re from beyond the Tamar and a heathen to boot !!!

MinervaMcGonagallsCat · 07/05/2024 23:36

Scone rhymes with gone unless you are talking about the village and palace in Perthshire and then it's pronounced skoon

And jam first.

Foodfiend500 · 07/05/2024 23:29

Your pronunciation, OP, is spot on.
But it has to be butter, then jam. Sorted! 😀

blablasmthsmth · 07/05/2024 23:25

SausageRoll2020 · 07/05/2024 16:53

It's scone to rhyme with gone.

Cream first makes sense as it's essentially replacing butter and you'd never put butter on top of jam.

Yeah but I also wouldn't dollop the butter on with a big spoon 😆

You reminded me of my aunt from the US though, she loved having scones with jam and cream when she visited but she would actually scrape the clotted cream on as if it were a reeeeally thin layer of butter followed by a thin scrape of jam!

unintended101 · 07/05/2024 23:16

Random thought, but isn't sushi supposed to be eaten upside down ie salmon at the bottom. That way the salmon hits the tongue first resulting in a taste explosion compared to rice down. I suggest we all eat scones upside down...

SconeCreamJam · 07/05/2024 22:47

Did somebody call me?

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