Cornish locals left furious over twist on afternoon favourite served with gravy It is a food debate that divides opinion - yet Cornish locals are adamant that scones must be served with jam first and then clotted cream on top.
Diners are being encouraged to get in the festive spirit by instead dressing a scone in roast turkey, cranberry sauce and a white wine gravy.
Cornish locals are adamant that scones must be served with jam first and then clotted cream on top (file image).
Though the product has sold out in time for Christmas Day, Cathy Woolcock, head of the Cornwall Heritage Trust, told the Telegraph: ‘As far as we are concerned, do not mess with a Cornish scone.
So it is perhaps little surprise that a twist to their afternoon favourite has sparked outrage.
