Re: OT: Two countries separated by a common language

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.

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Tristan                  <kesuari@...>

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