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Re: OT: Two countries separated by a common language

From:Tristan McLeay <kesuari@...>
Date:Saturday, May 17, 2003, 0:02
David Barrow wrote:

>I don't suppose you have a tradition of eating them with jam and whipped >or clotted cream on top, do you? >
What is clotted cream? It sounds discusting... I'm thinking of blood clots... (Scones here, are, of course, the same thing as scones in England, except that no-one would dream of using a long o in the name. And they are, of course, typically served with jam and whipped (or sometimes normal[1]) cream. I've never heard of anything but plain scones. English muffins are called muffins, or English muffins when you need to, and are sold with the breads in a supermarked. American muffins are called muffins, or American muffins when you need to, and are sold with the cakes in a supermarket. A cooking tray with depressions in it is called a muffin tray. A flat cooking tray is called a scone tray if context isn't clear.) [1]: Our normal is double or thickened cream, and you can't get unthickened cream without going to American specialty shops. -- Tristan <kesuari@...>

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