Clotted Cream

[Heather Edmonds]

No: HPFGUIDX 9514

Despite the fact that I've been lurking for ages. Real life is a bit too
much for me at the moment. I had to answer this one. Clotted cream is the
closest thing to heaven that I know. Its very thick and quite solid you
spread it as opposed to pour it. Whether clotted cream that originates in
Devon or Cornwall is the best is debatable, as I'm engaged to a Kernow
(Cornish) man I'd better support the Cornish. It is irresistible served with
Golden Syrup on fresh bread its a Cornish delicacy known as Thunder and
Lightening. As for comparing it to cottage cheese well words fail me I
should the calorie count for clotted cream is at least four times that of
cream cheese and it is at least ten times nicer.

Heather, very biased and yes you've guessed it overweight.

PS: I have just purchased a new textbook "Language Knowledge for Primary
School Teachers." and discovered it contains references to HP & the PS in a
chapter applying knowledge to fictional texts. Rumour has it that HP & PS is
to be added to the list of recommended texts for Years 4,5 & 6. (9,10 &11
year olds for non UK members.)

I hope to lurk less when my horrendous workload falls a bit.

"...Words strain,
crack and sometimes break, under the burden,
under the tension, slip, slide, perish,
decay with imprecision, will not stay in place,
will not stay still.
Eliot, 1944.
----- Original Message -----
From: milz <absinthe at mad.scientist.com>
To: <HPforGrownups at egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:42 PM
Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Clotted Cream


> --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer
> <pennylin at s...> wrote:
> > Hi --
> >
> > Amanda Lewanski wrote:
> >
> > > Okay, I've got to know. One usage they retain in the US version is
> > > "clotted cream." What in hell *is* that?  In context, it seems to
> be
> > > something sweet, but the image it conjures up for me is something
> like
> > > cottage cheese.
> >
> > I know some Brit will respond with a more complete explanation, but
> since
> > this Texan knows what clotted cream is, I'll take a stab at it.
> And, BTW,
> > don't go generalizing about all us Texans there Amanda -- we don't
> *all*
> > think London is the only city in the UK.  I can even name some
> relatively
> > obscure ones.  <g>   Clotted cream is simply wonderful.  You can
> spread it
> > on scones like butter or cream cheese.  I suppose it's somewhat
> like the
> > consistency of cream cheese, although not quite so dense as cream
> cheese.
> > Um ... Devon is the region of England best known for this divine
> delicacy.
> > Okay ... I'll let the Brits take over from here.  I'll leave it
> that it's
> > *yummy*!!
> >
> > Penny
>
> I'm not a Brit, but you can find clotted cream in the US at
> speciality stores like Dean and Deluca or mail order catalogues like
> Vermont Country Store.
>
> It is yummy and very caloric (but most yummy things are!). I've seen
> recipes for real clotted cream and faux-clotted cream, but unless you
> have access to unpasteurized fresh milk (fresh as in still warm from
> the cow) you're better off buying it.
>
> :-) Milz
>
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