It can keep for around 5 to 7 days, but you should discard it if it starts to smell sour. StorageĬlotted cream should always be stored in a refrigerator, to keep it at its best for longer.
With the highest fat content of any type of cream, at a decadent 64% on average (compared to just 18% for single cream), clotted cream is certainly not something you should be eating every day, but it does make for a delicious treat when enjoyed in moderation. It has a thin, pale yellow crust, and a lightly caramelised, milky taste. Good clotted cream is so thick that you can slice it like butter. They are also a popular addition to afternoon tea, an English tradition where friends share cakes and finely-cut sandwiches, which are arranged on a multi-tiered cake stand and accompanied, of course, by a pot of tea. If you prefer your jam on top of your cream, you’re team Devon, and if you prefer your cream on top, you’re team Cornwall.Ĭream scones are traditionally ordered with a pot of tea, which is known as a ‘cream tea’. There is much controversy surrounding the ‘correct’ order to add the jam and cream, with both parent counties firmly in opposite camps. The cream scone is the star of any British tearoom, made from a freshly-baked scone, which is sliced in half, and both cut sides spread with a generous helping of clotted cream and jam (that’s jelly to you and me). Although clotted cream is English, it is most commonly eaten with the scone, which actually comes from Scotland.
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