Cream tea is an afternoon treat of scones, clotted cream, and strawberry jam, served with a pot of hot tea. It has been offered in the southwestern counties of Devon and Cornwall ever since the Great Western Railway brought holidaymakers from London Paddington to the region in the mid-1800s.
As with tea and milk, of course there are debates over whether the cream or the jam should go on the scones first. The Devonshire way is to have the cream first, while the Cornish style is the other way round. Either way, the cream and the jam are always always served with teaspoons, separate teaspoons, so to avoid cat paws and double-dipping!