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Skriven 2012-01-06 18:03:00 av Glen Jamieson (6170.cooking)
     Kommentar till en text av Dave Drum
Ärende: SCONES HOWEVER YOU 20106
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 -=> Quoting Dave Drum to Glen Jamieson <=-

 GJ> As I have been wondering lately what an American scone might be, would

 DD> Pay attention it's lesson time, boys & grills  ...

 DD> Scones are popular in Ireland as well as the United Kingdom, and were
 DD> chosen as
 DD> the Republic of Ireland representative for Café Europe during the
 DD> Austrian Presidency of the European Union in 2006 (the United Kingdom
 DD> chose shortbread).

Don't forget the Scottish Scone - the village where Robert the Bruce
was crowned king of Scotland on 27th March, 1306.

 DD> Scones are also a popular baked good in the Scandinavian countries. In
 DD> Hungary,
 DD> a pastry very similar to the British version exists under the name
 DD> "pogácsa". The name has been adopted by several neighbouring nations'
 DD> languages. (E.g. Pogatsche in German.) Pogácsa is almost always savoury
 DD> and served with varied seasonings and toppings: like dill and cheese.

 DD> Pumpkin scones are a well-known variant in Australia, made famous
 DD> during the period when Florence Bjelke-Petersen was in the public eye.

While her husband, Joh, was also in the public eye, but infamously so,
as the Premier of a corrupt state government.

 DD> Date scones, which contain chopped dried dates, are also popular in
 DD> Australia. Another old style of cooking scones, generally in the colder

I remember those, but normally with sultanas and/or currants.

 DD> months, is to deep-fry or deep pan-fry them in dripping or oil, they
 DD> are then known as puftaloons. 

Those too, but in appearance and presentation quite different from
scones, even if the mix was similar.

 DD> In Canada, scones are popular and widely sold in both bakeries and
 DD> ordinary grocery stores. As in the United States, the term 'biscuit' is
 DD> sometimes used interchangeably.

Very confusing...

 DD> Round-shaped British scones can resemble North American biscuits in
 DD> appearance,
 DD> but scones rely on cold butter for their delicate, flaky texture,

Not flaky!  Soft, and light, with a slight crust.

 DD> while biscuits are more often made with animal fat or vegetable
 DD> shortening and are crumbly rather than flaky. Also, while scones are
 DD> served with coffee and tea or
 DD> as a dessert, biscuits are served more as a bread, often with
 DD> breakfast. 
 DD> In Utah, the bread products locally called "scones" are similar to
 DD> Indian Frybread and are made from a sweet yeast dough, with buttermilk
 DD> and baking powder and/or soda added, and they are fried rather than
 DD> baked. They are customarily served with butter and honey.

Amazing just what diversity can be found in such a basically simple
combination of flour, butter, milk and a rising agent.

 DD> Scones are quite popular in Argentina (brought by Irish and English
 DD> immigrants and from Welsh immigrants in Patagonia). They are usually
 DD> accompanied by tea, coffee or mate.

 DD> Enough with the school work, already ...

Thanks for that clarification.
 
 DD> 3/4 c  Canned pumpkin puree
 GJ> Is that something that is in common use?  (I have never seen it.)

 DD> It's quite common around here - both as straight puree and as "pumpkin
 DD> pie filling" which is pumpkin puree that has had various quantities of
 DD> ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger added to tart it up.

As 2 or more varieties of pumpkins are always readily available here,
people normally cook and puree the flesh as required, mainly for soup.

 GJ> This is more like the scones I grew up with:-
 GJ>       Title: Flo's Pumpkin Scones
 GJ>  Categories: Scone, Bake
 GJ>       Yield: 1 Batch
 DD> Saved. And on further review, be damned if I didn't mention her above
 DD> in the "lesson of the day" prattle.

That's the lady.

 DD> American Scones:

Near enough to Puftaloons, which is a name I hadn't heard or read
since I was a child.

Vale Ronald Searle, patron of St Trinians college for girls.
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