To think that one should put the cream on first?

[TheMoistWorldOfSeptimusQuench]

On scones that is.
Because surely the cream creates a delicious fatty barrier, thus preventing the jam (raspberry of course) seeping into the sconey cakiness?

And we can do "scon" vs."scone" too, if anyone's up for it.

I propose no cream of any kind on jam

because

ITS CREAM THEN JAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unless some bastard gives you double cream or the squirty stuff then you a FORCED AGAINST YOUR WILL to do it the wrong way round.

And yes it is clotted cream. What would be the point of any other kind?

I have started to use that Tiptree Little Scarlet jam.

3 pounds bastarding 77 english pence a jar.

Butter WITH cream? There are some sick people on this thread.

look all this spreading bollocks......haven't you philistines heard of the humble spoon?

Insert in jam.....spluch........consume.

Sadly, I live in Sussex, so supermarket clothed cream is the only option.
yy to StDalfour.
Am still reeling from the mention of squirty cream. And earl grey tea (yikes).

Not just Earl Grey, OP, but Earl Grey leaf tea made in a proper pot. Sigh.

Well, obviously am spoiled by PIL's own clotted cream
DD was given a jar of StDalfour strawberry jam for her 7th birthday. Her best present

Butter, jam then cream. I had some with Clotted Cream at the weekend. Getorf's fault due to her thread the other week

Every time I try to write 'clotted', my phone defaults to 'clothed' ffs

Ooh yes, that tiptree little scarlet is the absolute daddy

Lizza yy butter WITH cream for me. And if any pudding is enhanced by cream or ice cream, or even custard I may well have all three or a combination of any two. Quite like dairy

manicbmc - I would quite happily have a cheese scon, hot from your oven, and forget all about the clotted cream/jam conundrum. But seeing as I can't...

WhereYouLeftIt - I also like butter slices on scones I agree with you about the Earl Grey and there's nothing wrong with a little OCD where food is concerned but you're wrong about the cream/jam order!

Why are people concerned about spreading jam on top of the cream? You don't spread it, just plonk a lovely large spoonful of it on top of the splodge of clotted cream!

Ooh I bought some scones (I say scons) from the Asda bakery today. I'm definitely going to be having one for breakfast tomorrow :). With butter and jam but no clotted cream unfortunately. And I bought that new millicano coffee stuff too.

Now I'm really hungry. I may have to just go to sleep so breakfast comes round sooner.

Exactly ignoring
And whereyouleftit - you use leaves and a pot? All is (almost) forgiven

RockStockandTwoOpenBottles - I agree about pudding enhancement with any combination of cream, ice cream and custard!

But not butter with cream.

Butter
Cream
Jam
Heart attack.

DSis does it the other way though - don't know how Mum raised us so differently!

Sc-on NOT sc-own (can't figure out on and one - they're the same to me which seems to be the problem!)

Plain scone, jam,cream

Fruit scone, oven, butter

Definitely

plain scon, butter, seedless strawberry jam then a huge dollop of cornish clotted cream.

Note: No cream other than clotted has any business on top of a scon

Haha for this - ""

(Of course it is SCON. Slathered with (a) jam and (b) cream).)

And why is anyone mentioning Earl Grey tea, when everyone knows that is just weedy tasteless tap drippings?

butter, jam, cream

YABtotallyU
It's fruit scone (scon), butter, strawberry jam, cream

Scone, jam first, then cream as it's too slippery for the jam t'other way round. Am northern, is scon posher?