Scones and the Correct Order of things - a poll

[birchesgreen]

Ah, but what sort of sauce?

Curry of course.

 

[alexf380]

I'm going to open a can of worms and mention a friend of mine that puts butter only on his scon then presses the two halves together and eats it like a sandwich

Salt and sauce is superior in the chip department.

 

[birchesgreen]

I'm going to open a can of worms and mention a friend of mine that puts butter only on his scon then presses the two halves together and eats it like a sandwich

Whats wrong with that? I ate some scones yesterday just like that. Jam and cream are fattening.

 

[Jan Mayen]

I'd be more than happy to have them served in the GWR Pullman with the fillings already done

 

[daveo]

My thoughts exactly, you don't hear arguments about whether salt goes on chips before or after vinegar, the jam/cream argument is just as silly.

Pronunciation - rhymes with stone

Vinegar first so doesn't wash the salt off. Off topic, sorry!

 

[ChrisC]

I'm going to open a can of worms and mention a friend of mine that puts butter only on his scon then presses the two halves together and eats it like a sandwich

Nothing wrong with that. I never have cream on a scone if I’m having them at home. Usually for me it is just butter or butter and jam. If I’m in a tearoom it will always be jam first and then cream on top.

There may be nothing of any significance in this, but I once had a discussion with the owner of a tearoom in Cornwall. I was saying that as far as I know in tearooms in the Derbyshire Peak District it’s usually jam first. I live in Nottinghamshire and lots of my family are from Derbyshire and it seems to be jam first. We were saying was it something connected with historic mining areas like the tin mining in Cornwall, lead mining in Derbyshire, and coal in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Probably no connection.

 

[Kumquat]

If it's clotted cream and runny homemade jam as God intended, the cream has to go on first.

If it's solid jam and soft cream you can do it the other way round; if you've been given squirty cream you have to. And then never frequent that café ever again.

 

[uglymonkey]

I was born in Exeter and spent my formative years in Devon. I have always put jam on first then cream. I find the jam "sticks" better than the Cream first.
The whole family was from Devon , Plymouth originally which may account for any cultural contamination from across the Tamar!

 

[birchesgreen]

People have non clotted cream on their scones? Weird.

 

[Gloster]

So what did the GWR do if they crossed the Royal Albert Bridge while the Restaurant Car was serving tea? Did they grab all the scones, wipe off the two layers and then put them back in the reverse order? Or just upturn the scones which had been prepared with identical tops and bottoms? The canny Southern stopped sending their Restaurant Cars into Cornwall to avoid this problem.

 

[Baxenden Bank]

Ah, but what sort of sauce?

Fish, chips and gravy.

If it's clotted cream and runny homemade jam as God intended, the cream has to go on first.

If it's solid jam and soft cream you can do it the other way round; if you've been given squirty cream you have to. And then never frequent that café ever again.

Squirty cream belongs in the same bin as that cheese squeezed from a tube. Primula?

Scone as in gone.

The stone of scone or the scone of stone?

 

[Busaholic]

My first experience, 1966 in Minehead, Somerset i.e. much closer to Devon than Cornwall, and the tea room next to the Wimpy Bar I worked in insisted the clotted cream should go on last and, tell you what, that local clotted cream was superior to so much of the stuff I've tasted since, especially the inferior Rodda's that occupies so much supermarket space at inflated prices.

 

[IanXC]

I'll never understand this fuss about whether the jam or the cream goes on top; it all ends up the same way once it gets past your gob!

Who would dream of putting jam on a cheese scone anyway?

You're missing out... Chilli Jam and Cream Cheese!

 

[32475]

I read that the late Queen favoured the Devon method so it would be interesting to know the hitherto Duke of Cornwall’s preference.

 

[westv]

Done
Gone
Stone


Do many other European languages have words with the same ending but three different pronunciations?

 

[Trainguy34]

Fish, chips and gravy.

You don't have gravy on chips, you have chip shop curry sauce or cheesy chips!

 

[nlogax]

Dear god, what have I done? Curry sauce, pronunciation of 'scone', chilli jam.. this is definitely scope creep

 

[gg1]

You don't have gravy on chips, you have chip shop curry sauce or cheesy chips!

Of course proper chip shop curry sauce should be based on Chinese curry, some chippies make the mistake of offering a sauce which has an Indian curry flavour.

 

[hexagon789]

Done
Gone
Stone


Do many other European languages have words with the same ending but three different pronunciations?

Reminds me of 'The Chaos':

...Lumber, plumber, bier, but brier,
Topsham, brougham, renown, but known,
Knowledge, done, lone, gone, none, tone,...

 

[Cowley]

Dear god, what have I done? Curry sauce, pronunciation of 'scone', chilli jam.. this is definitely scope creep

You’re on your own with this one.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

You don't have gravy on chips, you have chip shop curry sauce or cheesy chips!

Gravy on chips is fine, even chippy chips and especially cheesy chips*... gravy on fish, however? Get (back) in the sea!

*=in reference to my comment on another thread, I've heard cheesy chips & gravy described as "Yorkshire Poutine".

 

[yoyothehobo]

Gravy on chips is fine, even chippy chips and especially cheesy chips*... gravy on fish, however? Get (back) in the sea!

*=in reference to my comment on another thread, I've heard cheesy chips & gravy described as "Yorkshire Poutine".

I want that, but served in a yorkshire pudding

 

[Baxenden Bank]

You don't have gravy on chips, you have chip shop curry sauce or cheesy chips!

Yes I do! As do lots of others.

The local chip shop now have the 'boxed meal deal' as fish, chips and a carton of peas or gravy. Coming soon to a chip shop near you. You can't hold back progress.

Admittedly I prefer a carton and then dunk when I get home and plate the meal.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

I want that, but served in a yorkshire pudding

That's probably a better use of the name, and does sound pretty good, if a little heavy on the carbs!

 

[cb a1]

I want that, but served in a yorkshire pudding

It's awesome. Had something very close to that at Bloodstock last weekend from Yorky of the Pudding mobile catering. This is the only link I can find which has a pic of thir offering. https://www.bloodstock.uk.com/events/boa-2022/traders

 

[D6130]

It's awesome. Had something very close to that at Bloodstock last weekend from Yorky of the Pudding mobile catering. This is the only link I can find which has a pic of thir offering. https://www.bloodstock.uk.com/events/boa-2022/traders

Any relation to @yorkie of Rail UK Forums?

 

[Purple Train]

Jam, then cream. Even with proper clotted cream.

And it rhymes with stone.

 

[yoyothehobo]

Jam, then scone, then cream

 

[32475]

Jam, then cream. Even with proper clotted cream.

And it rhymes with stone.

Sorry Purple Train but this is all symptomatic of a divided nation

 

[nlogax]

Jam, then scone, then cream

That's one I hadn't considered.