To view "jam first" types with deep suspicion?

[CoffeeandScones]

On scones, that is (was a tangent on another thread, inspired by someone objecting to the idea of coffee, not tea, with scones).

I'll take the tea point. But it's cream first on a scone, then jam. Yes, it's harder to construct, but that's part of the beauty of its creation. A healthy bed of rich clotted cream, atop which you delicately and lovingly rest a nestling dollop of rich ruby red jam.

That's a proper scone, surely.

YABU

I like salty butter on my scones. My scones must also be free from vile dried fruit.

Fruity scones with cream and jam are for sissies.

Nope, sorry - jam first definitely. No arguments.

I'm just going to throw the beauty that is cheese scones into the mix!

YABU - butter then jam, no cream

Jam first.

[Throws down gauntlet]

Not hard to construct at all! you split the scone in half and then spread each surface with jam and then loads of cream - twice as much opportunity for indulgence.

YY to cheese scones!

I love scones in general. I don't care what order the jam and cream go on, as long as they're there. The best ones come already done for you...

Either is fine provided the individual pronounces 'scone' correctly (ie not scoohhhhwn)

Dh says jam first so you can get more cream on. He also has butter as well. Personally anything extra to jam is just wasted calories but i'm not a cream fan

Yanbu. Cream is the butter in this scenario, therefore it goes first.

Cream and butter is just ridiculous?

YABU.

A proper scone has no fruit and must be layered up with butter, then strawberry jam, then an enormous dollop of clotted cream on top.

Delicious!

Sounds right to me. Clotted cream, then jam.

Dh puts a scraping of jam on first and that doesn't taste quite right.

Jam has to go on first becasue it is spready. Cream is dollopy and therefore goes on top.

You can't put the jam on properly if the cream goes on first.
Scone construction shouldn't involve difficulty of any kind.

I don't think scones with cream and jam are all that.

There I said it.

The scones are usually a bit dry and crumbly. Don't get me wrong. I've never turned one down....

I like scones with butter on and then zapped in the microwave for 3.59205 seconds so the butter melts into the scone a bit.

Scones in a microwave? Now you are being ridiculous.
I can see this thread turning nasty.

Jam first How can you spread anything on cream?

Clotted cream first, like butter. Then jam.

Whipped cream (inferior but still yummy) - jam first then cream (whipped cream is not solid enough to spread jam on).

Cheese and herb are nice....

I think it depends on your origins.

East Dorset = as much clotted cream as possible, then huge dollop of strawberry jam.

Delicious.

I agree with Keztrel the cream is in lieu of butter.

Jam goes first, always.

You can then put loads of cream on top. Spreading jam on cream ends up in a splodgy mess. OP YABU

I like to mix it up.

I put jam on first, then cream.

But then I turn the scone over