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Scone..
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Is it Scone (as in gone) or scone (as in (st)one).. I reckon it's Scone and the bloody priest house in Donnington are charging £17 for an afternoon tea.. the world's gone mad!!!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It has the 'e' implying that the 'o' should be pronounced as it is when you recite the alphabet. Not that any rule seems to be a firm one with something like language, too many exceptions where the public can't stick to rules but do their own thing, but the odds has to be on that it rhymes with stone. "Gone" is clearly mispronounced or misspelt. I guess it depends on how many platefuls of tea you got for £17, or was it for gullible tourists only ?
Well, working on a recipe using basic ingredients of
Flour, a little butter, a little sugar, 1 egg, drop of milk, pinch salt, ! made 12 round scones, two inches across by 2 inches deep for about 12p each, add jam and cream and it's about 35p, that's using best flour and butter to make, and and serving with 'real' cream not squirty or Elmlea.
Flour, a little butter, a little sugar, 1 egg, drop of milk, pinch salt, ! made 12 round scones, two inches across by 2 inches deep for about 12p each, add jam and cream and it's about 35p, that's using best flour and butter to make, and and serving with 'real' cream not squirty or Elmlea.