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Author Topic: The end of civilisation in Cornwall as we kernow it?  (Read 9175 times)
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« on: March 11, 2018, 21:34:52 »

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Lanhydrock National Trust cream tea advert sparks outrage


The original "offending" promotional photograph

A Mother's Day cream tea advert has sparked fury for depicting a scone with the jam dolloped on the cream.

The National Trust's Lanhydrock in Bodmin angered Cornish locals by depicting the delicacy in the rival Devon tradition on a Facebook post.

Outraged locals said they were going to cancel memberships over the blunder.

The Trust apologised for the "heinous mistake", adding staff will wear #JamFirst badges to support "a proper cream tea".

About 300 people complained on the post, with some claiming it was "horrifying" and "made them feel sick".


The badges were made especially after the public outcry


Campaigners said the matter of placing jam first was about identity

The member of staff responsible for the post "had been reprimanded and marched back over the Tamar" to neighbouring county Devon, the Trust said.

Richard Levy, Lanhydrock's Visitor Experience manager, said it was a "genuine mistake" and the staff member was "meekly crawling around trying to avoid the storm" before returning to work on Monday.

Colin Leggo, from Twitter capmaign @JamFirst, said: "It's all about identity, it's like the pasty as well. If people get something wrong that you're so connected with... We love how passionate people can be about it, but the reaction did seem full on."

Stevie Selvey posted: "Wow... Are people really getting worked up about a picture of a scone just cause it had cream on first? How pathetic."


Lanhydrock boasts a late Victorian country house with garden and wooded estate

Mr Levy told the BBC he decided to get #JamFirst badges especially made after posting: "There's no truth in the rumour that we're renaming the property Jamhydrock".

Emma Phillips bravely responded "#creamfirstandproud".

Duncan Biscotto posted: "Don't apologise, it still tastes the same - there are worse atrocities in the world."


I'm from Devon - and even I know it's jam first.  Wink Cheesy Grin

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« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2018, 22:05:47 »

Right that’s it... cancelling my membership  Grin



Only joking, I get more back in free parking than my membership costs
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« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2018, 22:32:02 »

Looks like another reason for Cornwall to cede from the Empire.  Grin It's here today, scone tomorrow.

Or possibly jam tomorrow?  Then cream.
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« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2018, 22:49:50 »

Sorry guys, I was born in Axminster.  It is always cream first.  It is far easier to place jam on clotted cream than clotted cream on jam.
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« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2018, 22:59:03 »

It is far easier to place jam on clotted cream than clotted cream on jam.

That doesn't make it right.  Grin

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« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2018, 23:11:30 »

Sorry guys, I was born in Axminster.  It is always cream first.  It is far easier to place jam on clotted cream than clotted cream on jam.

No it definitely isn’t, a spread of jam with a great scoop of cream on top is far easier
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« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2018, 23:50:03 »

I'm from Somerset and I am happy with either first. In fact if I'm serving myself I'll have one half scone the Devon way and one half the Cornish way. I believe that's how the UN would resolve the dispute.

I do prefer blackcurrant jam though.
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« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2018, 07:30:12 »

When my mother used to have some cream left over after whipping up a small bottle of double cream she would make us kids cream sandwiches for tea, jam on the buttered bread then cream followed by the second buttered slice of bread and for fun she always asked us if we wanted a Cornish cream sandwich of a Devon cream sandwich. If we answered Cornish she would just hand us the plate, if we said Devon she would put the plate on the table, turn the sandwich upside down and then give us the plate. Such fun when we were kids.
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« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2018, 07:36:21 »

Have a bigger problem with cream teas due to the differing shelf life of the ingredients.

Time and time again I buy scones and clotted cream and then don't get round to eating it initially.   The cream lasts a week or more but the scones a few days.  Often the first batch of scones go out for the birds and a second have to be bought to make use of the cream!   Thank goodness the jam lasts!!
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« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2018, 07:42:11 »

Have a bigger problem with cream teas due to the differing shelf life of the ingredients.

Time and time again I buy scones and clotted cream and then don't get round to eating it initially.   The cream lasts a week or more but the scones a few days.  Often the first batch of scones go out for the birds and a second have to be bought to make use of the cream!   Thank goodness the jam lasts!!

My parents had good friends - Harold and Alice - and they would take cheese and biscuits to conclude a meal.  But then they took a little more butter than was needed and had to take more biscuits and cheese ... and then the butter ran out so them needed more, but then the cheese ran out and they needed more of that ... and so it went on!  Ah - fond memories. Harold worked for the British Museum and was the pioneer of radio carbon dating; remarkable people.   Minded today with the passing of Ken Dodd too - who my father often went to see in his early days in Liverpool / Knotty Ash.
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« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2018, 13:23:43 »

... I buy scones and clotted cream and then don't get round to eating it ...

Wow!  How often does that happen???  Shocked

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« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2018, 13:25:01 »

Far too often... birds are getting used to scones.   Grin
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« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2018, 18:57:11 »

... I buy scones and clotted cream and then don't get round to eating it ...

Wow!  How often does that happen???  Shocked

I have to pretend that the scones were stale so that I can go back for more. And another tub of cream while I'm there...

I take bignosemac's side so far as jam flavour is concerned. Blackcurrant is my favourite too. Strawberry comes third, after raspberry.
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« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2018, 20:14:06 »

Heresy I know but I have enjoyed them with cream and, erm, marmalade. Just don't tell the Sconnish Inquisition!
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« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2018, 20:56:41 »

Heresy I know but I have enjoyed them with cream and, erm, marmalade. Just don't tell the Sconnish Inquisition!

Ooooh .... Cheese scones with lastings of butter and anchovies
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