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. 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 See all Example Sentences for clotted cream 

Word History

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of clotted cream was in 1542

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“Clotted cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clotted%20cream. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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