funny southern tote bag

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All this talk of scones made me bake. This is the batch of sultana scones that came out of the oven an hour ago. The small tester (top left) didn't last long! LOL!

This is a scone on a plate:

This is a scone with butter, raspberry jam (jelly) and cream:

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Subject: Re: funny southern tote bag Sun Jun 22, 2008 1:38 pm

Brenda I think it's partly a matter of definition. Scones in England are scones in Canada, unless you are in parts of Canada where they are called baking powder biscuits and they are essentially the same as what you refer to as a biscuit in the US. The are generally rolled out or patted into shape and baked on a cookie sheet.

A popover is closer to a Yorkshire Pudding and is definately not a biscuit. A popover has lots of eggs (no baking powder usually) and is whipped into a frenzy before being baked in a muffin tin with a little hot shortening bubbling in the botton. They "pop" up like a chef's hat. The Yorkshire pudding actually has fewer eggs and is very close to the consistency of pancake (flapjack) dough, and is poured into very hot fat. it usually forms a "cup" shape that is ideal for holding gravy...or jam.

Depending on humidity, the temperature of the eggs when you add them and the amount of beating you do, the popover and Yorkshire pudding can come out looking almost the same but a popover will still taste more eggy than the Yorshire.

Here's a selection of popovers

And here's a batch of Yorkshire pudding

Clear as mud, right?

Shelagh your baking looks delicious! Yummy!

PS. I've figured out servimg again. Uh oh.
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Subject: Re: funny southern tote bag Sun Jun 22, 2008 2:43 pm

The scones I have had here are not as soft as a biscuit, and tend to be just a tad drier in consistency. They are usually sweetened lightly, and have things like currants, cranberries or raisins baked in.

They are delightful! Almost like a small cake or cookie of sorts.

Shelagh--you are an evil woman. I am going to have to come visit just so I can taste your wonderful looking scones! I have been avoiding temptation until now, but it feels like a baking day.
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Subject: Re: funny southern tote bag Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:30 pm

Loved the video, Shelagh, and your biscuits or scones look wonderful.

Thanks for the explanation, Pam. It does help. I just know I love them both. Still too hot to bake, tho, so will just have to enjoy the photos.
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Subject: Re: funny southern tote bag Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:21 pm

Isn't that interesting...that scones and catheads are so similar? Makes us all seem a bit more alike...

I did receive a shellac-covered cathead one year for Christmas as a joke. One of my friends from Michigan baked one the size of a plate, covered it with some kind of polyurethane, and mounted it on a plaque. I had it hanging in my kitchen for awhile--until all the little bumps started to grow too much dust.

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Subject: Re: funny southern tote bag Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:11 am

Those look good, Shelagh. Fortunately, we have a coffee shop here that offers scones for breakfast. Since they're not the best for my diet, I don't dare add jam on top!

Malcolm
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Hi Malcolm,

When the scones are fresh out of the oven, my husband prefers them without butter, jam or cream. The amount of sugar I add makes the scones sweet enough to eat without any extra topping. Fresh out of the oven, the scones are crispy on top and soft and crumbly inside but they soften when stored and taste much better with butter and jam ... and cream!

Rhett,

I think you should be Madcatter!
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Subject: Re: funny southern tote bag Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:44 am

Funny, Shelagh!

I actually put scones in the novel I am currently writing....had a couple of ladies ordering hot scones with cream and mango preserves at a high-end Miami Cafe. Your pictures looked so wonderful, I was inspired.
I really should have been a thin woman who needed to gain weight...I could seriously get into that role!
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Subject: Re: funny southern tote bag Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:56 am

"I really should have been a thin woman who needed to gain weight...I could seriously get into that role!"

You and me both, Rhett. It's a shame I took after my paternal grandmother who gained weight just by looking at something good--and tempting. And, it's a cruel twist of fate that cooking is the only household duty I liked.

Still haven't made the biscuits or scones, still too hot to turn on the oven, but I will as soon as it cools down.
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Subject: Re: funny southern tote bag Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:31 am

My mom again... "You touch those cookies, boy, and you'll draw back a nub."
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Subject: Re: funny southern tote bag Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:42 am

Sounds like my former mother in law--in OHIO. That woman was a terror. Still is, from what I understand, and she's in her nineties. She'd spend so much time baking for the holidays and put treats out for everyone to enjoy--everyone except her family. They were for company, for show. I didn't dare even taste something.
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Subject: Re: funny southern tote bag Thu Jun 26, 2008 4:59 am

What a shame, Brenda. Two of my fondest memories are of helping my mother make cookies and my gram with cinnamon rolls. That's where I learned that the cook has to eat the mistakes! Needless to say I've been roly-poly most of my life. I wish I had trouble gaining weight!
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Subject: Re: funny southern tote bag Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:32 am

Cinnamon rolls, umm, even sounds wonderful.
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Subject: Re: funny southern tote bag Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:47 am

Ever eat raw cookie dough? Licked the spoon after the icing was spread?
Got to lick the dasher after that hand-cranked ice cream was ready?

God, I LOVED to help my mom and grandma in the kitchen!
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Subject: Re: funny southern tote bag Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:59 am

Bet you're a good cook, Brew. While doing restaurant reviews, I discovered that men are great chefs.
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