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another trick question.....

scone (as sc- own) or scone as s'gone - well sort of. Or scune if you're scottish and talking about the castle.
I say s'gone. with a c obvs.

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My mother and I say "sc-own", my father says "sc-on". We're all from pretty much the same place.

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My family (parents and sister) and I all say "sc-on", and are more or less from your neck of the woods. .... Your mother must be posh if she says "sc-own". :lol:

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Haha :lol:

Regardless, I need to get a recipe and bake some. They were nice with some cream.

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Never mind the recipe for scones, good luck finding the right sort of cream in the US! :rolleyes:

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That's right, get me even more depressed. I'm going back to the US next Wednesday. My fridge here in England is a bit overloaded with clotted cream and crème fraîche ... I don't bother making my own scones, the Tesco Finest ones are pretty fine.

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Mmmmmmmmm Marmite on hot buttered toast, the Marmite so thick it makes your teeth hurt!!!

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Ahhh, man... :(

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You can't get proper cream? Wtf is the point of the country?:blink:

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No clotted cream, and all the cream widely availability is UHT, which not only gives it a slightly odd flavour, it also makes it impossible to make your own clotted cream. :( Plus many restaurant desserts are made with some weird cream substitute, and if you do find a restaurant that uses real cream, they have sweetened it. :sick:

I have heard that some farm shops sell non-UHT cream, but I haven't found one locally yet.

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Is it only the Brits that do real, proper cream?? In France, the thick cream is only 32% max fat so it only whips up if really cold and in restaurants they often add gelatine and sugar. Creme fraiche is ok with a dark choc pudding but not much else sweet. Here, well that heavy cream is just not the same as double cream.

Lemon curd in trader joes :thumbsup:

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Now that's something I don't miss. Yuck :rofl:

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We have real cream. We have lemon curd as well but it's very easy to make even for lazy sods like me. :lol:

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AFAIK
Egg custard tarts? They're quite widely available.

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They are something special. However, not seen any in the store by accident.