Summergee Posted September 13, 2018 #26 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Earlier this year there were small pots of proper clotted cream in the Lido. I think that was on the QE but I could be mistaken. I out cream on first as it replaces the butter. I have turned a friend to this way of thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelt1948 Posted September 16, 2018 #27 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Sorry to be the one to correct some of the more I’ll informed comments in this thread with my first post, but: The scone should never be cut in half with a knife. Always gently twist the top and bottom in opposite directions. Only other ranks would dream of using a knife. Milk only goes in first if you have poor quality china that will not stand the high temperature of the tea you are pouring. You will immediately be marked out as a pleb who cannot afford decent china if you do this. Jam first then cream - never mind the Cornwall v Devon argument; what matters is the entirely practical result which will enable youn to ladle heaps more cream on the thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted September 16, 2018 #28 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Try and twist it,you just end up with a pile of crumbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wenlyn Posted September 18, 2018 #29 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Unless you wish to maximise the (jam+cream)/scone ratio, in which case careful cutting can produce theee discs. ;-) My ex used to do that! I remember the look on a friends face when they realised they had been missing out on and "extra" round :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzy1 Posted October 6, 2018 #30 Share Posted October 6, 2018 And when you separate the scone - don't use a knife! :eek: What!!!! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]Tear it across the middle ?.. use a knife Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmike911 Posted October 7, 2018 #31 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Never bring your own Tabasco. Make sure the waiter supplies it, and notice that the bottle carries a Royal Warrant. You can only get those in the UK or on board. If the bottle is half empty, ask the waiter if you can keep it and impress your American friends. As for scones, cut into two discs. I prefer clotted cream or better yet Double Devon cream. before jam. As to milk before or after the tea is poured. I prefer my with a bit of lemon and no milk. To be sure, there is no "correct" way to do tea, just enjoy, after all we broke the rules with the Boston Tea Party, didn't we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted October 7, 2018 #32 Share Posted October 7, 2018 To the OP: I vote for this shortest and most important advice. Rule #1 We never cut anything at the table - this is a general table etiquette rule. A table "knife" isn't actually a knife. Do not cut scones. Exception: meat. You use a special knife, and a fork. #2 And yes, eat the halves separately, don't make a "sandwich". The rest is up to you: It does not matter what you put first (cream or jam - I put minimum jam if any - too sweet). It depends on the situation (a proper table or an awkward coffee table, what kind of scones, how cream/jam are served...) The "safest" procedure: same as for dinner rolls. Happy cruising! So how do you cut up fish,roast spuds and other larger vegetables,if you can't use a table knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted October 7, 2018 #33 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Americans tend to balance their knives on the edge of their plate and then use their fork for everything even cutting, chasing round the plate, everything on the plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted October 7, 2018 #34 Share Posted October 7, 2018 We use a table knife to separate a small piece of food from a larger piece of food in the plate. Fork & knife. Not hand & knife.:) So it is a knife then,lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mibele Posted October 8, 2018 #35 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Do you think I'll be found out to be an American when I cut my meat with the fork in my left hand and the knife in my right? I just can't do it the other way, no matter how many British friends I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzy1 Posted October 8, 2018 #36 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Do you think I'll be found out to be an American when I cut my meat with the fork in my left hand and the knife in my right? I just can't do it the other way, no matter how many British friends I have. That is the right way to do it !! Fork in the left, knife in the right Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted October 9, 2018 #37 Share Posted October 9, 2018 That is the right way to do it !! Fork in the left, knife in the right Sent from my iPhone using Forums Correct,and I am lefthanded,but have always ate that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare broberts Posted October 9, 2018 #38 Share Posted October 9, 2018 The proper way to eat a scone is in the manner one finds most enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuffleboard Dude Posted October 9, 2018 #39 Share Posted October 9, 2018 The proper way to eat a scone is in the manner one finds most enjoyable. I just imagine you saying that to a five year old kid. :D:D:D Happy vacuuming! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugsta Posted October 19, 2018 #40 Share Posted October 19, 2018 On 10/9/2018 at 7:08 AM, brian1 said: fizzy1 said: That is the right way to do it !! Fork in the left, knife in the right Sent from my iPhone using Forums Correct,and I am lefthanded,but have always ate that way. Same here. Someone up-thread mentioned 'cream cheese' - which is an abomination and should never be eaten with sweet scones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag fan Posted October 19, 2018 #41 Share Posted October 19, 2018 On 9/12/2018 at 5:21 PM, pepperrn said: Cut the scone across horizontally to produce two discs. Spread the cream thickly on both halves. Using a spoon, add a large amount of jam on top of the cream on both halves (don't spread the jam, just place it). This is the highly correct, or "Devon" way, and is a tradition that dates from soon after early man first stood upright (indeed he did so to better grasp a scone with one hand, and spread the cream with a primitive knife held in the other). Accept no heathen, unnatural substitute. Cream first, jam second was ordained by the gods. For further, logical proof; one dairy product (butter) that many spread on a scone for an "ordinary tea", is replaced in the "cream tea" by another dairy product, cream. Quite easy to remember, both dairy products, and as nature intended. (Avoid any faux/wrong/mistaken cream tea ideas that suggest reversing the cream/jam placement, esp if it comes from a county that isn't really part of England, where they've yet to get electricity, and where until fairly recently you weren't allowed to get married unless it was within your own family (your immediate family) 😄 ). Enjoy your (Devon) Cream Tea 🙂 😄 😉 You convinced me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag fan Posted October 19, 2018 #42 Share Posted October 19, 2018 On 9/12/2018 at 6:05 PM, Shuffleboard Dude said: I do possess infallibility in all questions that concern the most blessed sacrament of afternoon tea. Therefore I rule once and for all time that the Devonians are heretics whose false and evil teachings shall not be followed. It is JAM before CREAM.The sacred name of the baked goods of the lord is pronounced SKON. Selkie74 is probably right. If jam or cream first had been the question of the last referendum, there would have been a fourth English Civil War. Oh, and cut the scones with the knife, its more preactical and elegant (and no heresy in my view). You may be right, but I find it hard to take seriously advice about scones from someone calling himself "dude." Advice on California cuisine, no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddgarner1 Posted October 19, 2018 #43 Share Posted October 19, 2018 I’ve been diligently practicing scone deconstruction for the past month. Now I’m concerned that I won’t fit in my tux next week on the QM2! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted October 20, 2018 #44 Share Posted October 20, 2018 OK,here's the scientific explanation.Jam is squishy and cream is thick and gooey.You can't put thick and gooey on top of squishy,it displaces the squishy.Therefore the solution is,thick and gooey has to be the foundation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseluvva Posted October 21, 2018 #45 Share Posted October 21, 2018 On 10/20/2018 at 7:47 AM, brian1 said: OK,here's the scientific explanation.Jam is squishy and cream is thick and gooey.You can't put thick and gooey on top of squishy,it displaces the squishy.Therefore the solution is,thick and gooey has to be the foundation. I don’t put anything thick on mine. A smear of lemon curd - jam is FAR too sweet - and a scraping of cream. No need to ladle anything on! The scone is the treat, not the stuff on top. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted October 21, 2018 #46 Share Posted October 21, 2018 1 hour ago, cruiseluvva said: I don’t put anything thick on mine. A smear of lemon curd - jam is FAR too sweet - and a scraping of cream. No need to ladle anything on! The scone is the treat, not the stuff on top. Yeah,but my facts come from Einsteins undiscovered theory of levitivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ab Ovo Posted October 21, 2018 #47 Share Posted October 21, 2018 By way of Magdalene, the 1428 one, not the 1458 one, I "learned my way …. take scone, pull'twist apart/break in half, giving me a top and bottom … I take bottom first, apply jam, top with cream, bite …. small bite, possibly three per half. Then, do same with top. NEVER make it a "sandwich"! My "Cornish" method works for me! While I know many Devonians, some quite worth their salt, I just cannot see splattering jam over clotted cream, dirtying plates and fingers. Tea goes into cup first. Then milk. For that, I'll fight to the death! Pinky up, out, hidden? Depends upon the company. And the roof overhead. In The Queens Room I'd go full stop, just because so many do, so join the fun! In the Queen's room, so in awe of The Presence, one could only sit like a lump, no matter it is said she likes cream first, then jam. No matter, anywhere, on sea, ashore, in town or in the country, try not to drop the cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mef_57 Posted October 26, 2018 #48 Share Posted October 26, 2018 I want to know where butter fits into the picture. In my family, everything tastes better with butter - the more the better. Mom's warm from the oven scones, broken in two discs, liberal applications of butter (but not too much to be slick), good sized dollops of cream (whipped, no clotted available), small topping of fresh made curd, or smaller topping of home made strawberry jam. But always, the sweet layer last - my theory is the weight kept the good stuff (the cream) on the scone as there was a risk of it sliding off into lap otherwise. Fast forward 40 years, and I hear my gluten free scone for QE tea will come prepackaged. It will only be a vehicle to get the good stuff to taste buds. Sequence will be the same but with more cream to replace the butter and conterbalance the (bound to be) dry 'scone'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzy1 Posted October 27, 2018 #49 Share Posted October 27, 2018 (edited) No butter as cream replaces it . Always clotted cream . If you are just having scones and jam then yes, butter always Edited October 27, 2018 by fizzy1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LambKnuckles Posted November 8, 2018 #50 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Thank you to EVERYONE!! I have chuckled my way through this thread!! And, in pantomime, practiced each and every process mentioned! At the end of April, I'll board on a voyage to NYC -- and I can't wait to have a Tea Time and just watch everyone!!! I may not have time to eat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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