Unfortunately on this occasion the cream was not clotted, though the addition of strawberries was most welcome and make this a refreshing variation.

It came ready prepared, leaving the consumer no leeway in how it is constructed – though with the addition of the fresh strawberries it rather dictates the arrangement of the ingredients (working from the bottom up) to scone : strawberry jam : cream : fresh strawberries.

This variation on a cream tea was photographed in a tea room at Robin Hood’s Bay, and was a welcome sight at the end of the Coast to Coast walk.

The selection photographed (above) was from a visit to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park – it contained a small pot of clotted cream and an miniature jar of strawberry jam, the saucer to the cup of tea can be seen sneaking into shot in the lower right hand corner.

While on this occasion the scone was a plain scone (and almost triangular) the greatest debate to be had rages over whether it is jam or cream that needs to be applied first – to whatever scone is available. The picture here illustrates both options – and while both have their merits and drawbacks, a good compromise could be had by organising as such.