Cornish cafe riles locals with Mother’s Day cream tea advert with photo featuring the Devon style
Lanhydrock House upset locals with the image that showed cream first and then jam, which is the Devon style
A CORNISH cafe riled locals with a Mother’s Day cream tea advert using the style of local rivals Devon.
The snap on Lanhydrock House’s photo has a scone topped with cream and then jam.
The traditional Cornish method is jam first and cream on top.
Local Michael Gardner replied to the Facebook post: “Lanhydrock House has just p***ed off the entirety of Cornwall with this photo.”
Another said: “Nnnoooo surely an early April fool joke.”
But those in Devon saw the funny side.
Brian Stenjelly said: “Looks perfect to me. Everyone knows this is the tastier way.”
National Trust site Lanhydrock House apologised for the error and said staff will today wear badges marked #jamfirst.
A spokesman added: “The staff member has been reprimanded and marched back over the Tamar.”
But it then included a Devon-style scone next to a Cornish one in the apology.