clotted cream
noun
: a thick cream made chiefly in England by slowly heating whole milk on which the cream has been allowed to rise and then skimming the cooled cream from the top
called also Devonshire cream
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Afternoon tea is serious business in these parts, and among the beautiful selection of finger foods, there are always scones and clotted cream.
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Select flights also include Virgin's signature afternoon tea service, featuring sandwiches, tea cakes, and warm scones with jam and clotted cream.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024
While social media channels have lately been brimming with arguments over wars and the election to come, a major debate at the Manhattan salon on a recent afternoon was the age-old question of what to put on one’s scone first: clotted cream or jam.
—Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
Afternoon tea starts at $50 (or $58 for a version that includes Prosecco) and includes finger sandwiches, freshly baked cakes, and scones served with jam and clotted cream in addition to your pot of tea.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2023
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Select flights also include Virgin's signature afternoon tea service, featuring sandwiches, tea cakes, and warm scones with jam and clotted cream.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2024
While social media channels have lately been brimming with arguments over wars and the election to come, a major debate at the Manhattan salon on a recent afternoon was the age-old question of what to put on one’s scone first: clotted cream or jam.
—Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
Afternoon tea starts at $50 (or $58 for a version that includes Prosecco) and includes finger sandwiches, freshly baked cakes, and scones served with jam and clotted cream in addition to your pot of tea.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2023
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“Clotted cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clotted%20cream. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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