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   The Dread Slender Gnome (gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 17-Sep-2026 20:12:54 JST The Dread Slender Gnome

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   Ended up going for the chopped up raisins.
   Worked fine. And the scones were lovely.

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     HebrideanHecate (hebrideanhecate@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 17-Sep-2026 20:12:53 JST HebrideanHecate

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     @Gnomeshatecheese "Fruit scones" as they are known here.

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     KeepTakingTheSoma (keeptakingthesoma@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 17-Sep-2026 20:15:02 JST KeepTakingTheSoma

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     @HebrideanHecate @Gnomeshatecheese I think it was Bill Bryson who marvelled at the ability of the British in a chocolate-drizzled world to get excited about a few currants or raisins in a scone.
     Now add jam and clotted cream - heaven.
     Am I right in saying that what the Brits call scones the Americans call biscuits and what we call biscuits the Americans call cookies?
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     The Dread Slender Gnome (gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 17-Sep-2026 20:21:05 JST The Dread Slender Gnome

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     @KeepTakingTheSoma @HebrideanHecate I thought American biscuits are savoury, while a regular scone is sweet(ish).

     I'm also not sure the dough is the same sort of dough. But then I've never made American style biscuits.

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     The Dread Slender Gnome (gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 17-Sep-2026 20:21:37 JST The Dread Slender Gnome

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     @KeepTakingTheSoma @HebrideanHecate Scones, clotted cream and jam are the ultimate rebuttal of the claim "British food is bad".

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     KeepTakingTheSoma (keeptakingthesoma@spinster.xyz)'s status on Thursday, 17-Sep-2026 22:42:23 JST KeepTakingTheSoma

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     @Gnomeshatecheese @HebrideanHecate Sussex Pond Pudding. In fact, anything with a suet pastry crust.