As the UK celebrates the start of Afternoon Tea Week, the age-old debate over how to serve scones has been settled by the largest ever survey.
The survey, conducted by AfternoonTea.co.uk, found that 58% of people prefer to put the jam before the cream on their scones, with 42% preferring cream first.
The rivalry between Cornwall and Devon over cream teas has been going on for decades. The Cornish way is to serve jam on the bottom, with the Devonians placing the cream on first.
Afternoon Tea Week (14th to 20th August 2017) is a celebration of one of the nation’s favourite traditions. Whether enjoyed in a 5-star hotel, or as a home baked treat, the British love the combination of savoury and sweet treats, accompanied by some of the 165 million cups of tea drunk each day in the UK.
