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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In 1990, two days before Christmas, Perry held her first afternoon tea at Tea & Sympathy (108 Greenwich Ave.; tea service from $40): a two-tiered platter of finger sandwiches, scones with jam and clotted cream, vanilla sponge cake, and hot black tea served in the daintiest of cups. —

David Kortava, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2021 Bring on the three-tiered cakes, mini sandwich towers, and Cornish clotted cream anything. —

Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 11 Jan. 2023 Enjoy a $30 tea menu with pastries, scones, and clotted cream, and finger sandwiches Wednesday through Sunday. —

Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2023 In addition to specialty coffees, the cafe serves a formal afternoon tea, with loose leaves in an individual teapot plus a choice of tea sandwiches, scones and clotted cream and jam, or a petite salad. —

Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Sep. 2022 Their basic cream tea service includes scones and clotted cream and a pot of loose-leaf tea. —

Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2022 Beyond its impressive menu, the restaurant’s elegant tea service, featuring Kiran’s own chai blend and scones presented with jam and clotted cream, is worth a try. —

Megha Mcswain, Chron, 22 Mar. 2022 The wine’s tart red raspberry scent lures you in before hitting you with flavors of ripe Hood strawberries and scones jammed with clotted cream. —

Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2021 After hiking and climbing above this picturesque destination, seek out Simon the Pieman on Lion Street for delicious scones served with strawberry jam and clotted cream. —

Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2021 See More

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