2006-10-09 22:49:07 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Cream is the cream from milk. Creme is when you have something made of a different material acting as cream - like in a creme egg where the "cream" is fondant icing.
2006-10-09 22:57:19 · answer #1 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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Creme or cream which is the correct spelling. I know creme bruille?
2015-08-10 22:46:51 · answer #2 · answered by Socrates 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cream in English, Creme in French.
2006-10-09 22:50:36 · answer #3 · answered by gvih2g2 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Both of them are appropriate spellings, but they mean different things.
Cream is the stuff that comes off the top of the milk after it comes out of a cow.
Creme is the white filling that goes into cookies or is otherwise somehow artificial.
And creme brulee is spelled that way because it's French.
2006-10-10 06:28:20 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Both are correct spellings, it just depends in which way it is being used, like you said Creme Bruille and also Strawberries and Cream. They are pronounced differently as well.
2006-10-09 22:59:32 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cream is English. Creme is French. Despite the sudden rise in popularity of using the word creme in place of cream on certain commercial products (e.g. "strawberries and creme" or "creme rinse") creme should really only be used when referring to something that is French. Therefore "Creme Brulee" but "Peaches and Cream."
2006-10-10 00:37:04 · answer #6 · answered by Little Girl Blue 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cream is English, creme is French. So it's strawberries and cream or fraises a la creme if you want to charge twice as much.
2006-10-09 22:52:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Creme Brullee is French, so that is correct and is pronounced "cremm". In English the word is "cream" but has been changed by American commercial companies to "Creme", presumably for the people who might think "Cream" is pronounced cree am!
The short answer is: In English the proper spelling is "Cream".
2006-10-10 01:38:28 · answer #8 · answered by survivor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Creme Brulee is a french desert and creme is french for cream
2006-10-09 22:51:24 · answer #9 · answered by Nobody200 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pisceswoman - we say and spell "cream" exactly lik you do! I would guess the answer to the question lies in the fact that it would be misleading to call it a "cream egg" when there is no cream in it. The use of the French word "crème" gives the impression of a cream-like texture without claiming that it actually contains cream. I don't know if that's the real answer, it's just my thought.
2016-03-18 07:25:08 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋