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Cream - clotted

You don't have to go to Devon or Cornwall for clotted cream - the crème de la crème of creams. You can make a passable substitute yourself.
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Cream teas - a summer staple - 20 May 2010

The British love their afternoon tea in town. Cream teas are another passion and no tourist to Devon or Cornwall should leave without having had one. They're named for the fresh baked scones smothered in jam and a cream so yellow and thick you could hang tiles with it. The great debate between the two English counties is whether the cream or the jam goes down first.

Clotted cream, the ultra heat-treated, stiff white paste sold in glass jars here is no relation to the real McKoy which you can make yourself. read more...

Russian dairy products - 17 Jan 2010

Tvorog is a Russian cream cheese that makes a sweet alternative to mascarpone, but thicker. And to expand your dairy knowledge, look for ryazhanka and prostokvasha. read more...

Clotted cream - home-made - 3 Jun 2009

Real clotted cream is good to dollop on summer's fresh berries. It's a far cry from the ultra heat-treated stiff paste you get in those glass jars in the supermarket. So have a go at making it yourself. read more...

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