Comments on: The Ritz is wrong

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 27 May 2011 04:42:20 +0000

NoNo, the Ritz is absolutely on the money; the ‘Cornish Way’ as I believe it’s also called. Spread the jam, splodge the cream. End of. Your argument for the ‘Devon Way’ of cream first seems reasonable enough, but I say if the jam is to be displaced by the cream then so be it. Better the devil you know.

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By: James Taylor

James Taylor — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:29:27 +0000

And what’s wrong with a big dollop in the middle? Unless you’re planning to nibble round the edge like a hamster, there’s no problem and the reward is a sumptuous unsullied crown of cream.

Clearly the curriculum is missing even basic life skills these days. I can only hope the Ritz can stem the tide of cream abusers before it’s too late.

By: gavin

gavin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:01:41 +0000

One wishes to be prepared for the future; especially if the world is full of heathens like JT.

By: Iain Duncan

Iain Duncan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:57:54 +0000

I’m with Gavin on this one, you want a nicely even distribution of cream across the whole scone which can only be achieved by spreading it with a knife.

Also, how often were you intending on using the “cream vs jam” tag that you have created?

By: gavin

gavin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:53:38 +0000

That’s just silly; you’d end up with a big dollop in the middle and nothing around the outside.

By: James Taylor

James Taylor — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:46:04 +0000

The Ritz are quite correct but I do see the problem you’d have dispensing cream on to the scone with a knife. Of course, as any sensible person knows, using a spoon to dispense the cream is the preferred option. In fact two spoons can be a bonus to make it easier to scrape off the cream and get a nice big dollop on the jam. No need to spread the cream- that’s just a waste of time.