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Posted by Bruce Fletcher (remove denture on June 30, 2009, 2:06 pm
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>> Getting back to scones, did you ever see a film by the name 'The Stone
>> of Destiny'? It has Robert Carlyle ('Hamish MacBeth' and 'The Full
>> Monty') in it and is about the kidnapping of the Stone of Scone from
>> beneath the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey and its subsequent
>> return to Scotland. We enjoyed it enormously!
>
> Well, thanks for the film ref. I'll have to look for it.
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And that particular "scone" is pronounced "skoon" <g>
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Bruce Fletcher
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Posted by Trish Brown on June 30, 2009, 6:11 pm
Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote:
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> ellice wrote:
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>>> Getting back to scones, did you ever see a film by the name 'The Stone
>>> of Destiny'? It has Robert Carlyle ('Hamish MacBeth' and 'The Full
>>> Monty') in it and is about the kidnapping of the Stone of Scone from
>>> beneath the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey and its subsequent
>>> return to Scotland. We enjoyed it enormously!
>> Well, thanks for the film ref. I'll have to look for it.
>
Yes! Did you ever hear Billy Connolly's dissertation on it? Heeheeheeheehee!
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Trish Brown
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Posted by Susan Hartman on June 30, 2009, 4:49 pm
ellice wrote:
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> One of the few things I do actually bake myself. Scones. Usually make a
> batch that lasts a few days - in an airtight canister. Not great with some
> other things - but I think 'cause I really like scones, and got quite
> addicted when living in the UK.
>
> Ellice
>
I frequently make scones, and people go quite gaga over them. I use the
recipe in Julia Child's baking book - though usually I only do 1/2 the
recipe, for 6 scones, if it's just for us. Last week I did some
blueberry scones and shared them with the neighbor, and the woman next
store is coming over one afternoon this week when our schedules
coordinate for a scone prep demonstration. They're so easy, and people
are so easily impressed by them!
For the blueberry ones, I left the blueberries in the freezer until the
very last second before they were to be kneaded in, so they stayed
frozen and just burst in place when baked - also made the dough chilled
and knead easily.
My family is so spoiled - scones and muffins were frequently made for
b'fast, and always piping hot out of the oven - there's really no other
way that they taste so excellent. After a couple of hours, if any
remained, nobody had any interest in eating them! And when the kids had
friends over, they were in heaven - most had never had fresh-baked
muffins/scones. Deprived children!
Another memory: When DD#1 was about 3 or 4 y.o. I found a small spiral
book called "making muffins" that was a recipe book, with one word to
one sentence directions on each page. It was HER cookbook, and we used
it often until she had it memorized - she'd stand on top of the
step-stool at the counter, wearing a small apron. (One page had a
picture of the bowl, with the wooden spoon standing up in it, with the
direction, "mix mix mix." I can still picture it!) (I think that book is
in her cedar chest, waiting for the next generation.)
sue
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Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
www.dirtylinen.com
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Posted by ellice on July 1, 2009, 5:26 pm
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> ellice wrote:
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>> One of the few things I do actually bake myself. Scones. Usually make a
>> batch that lasts a few days - in an airtight canister. Not great with some
>> other things - but I think 'cause I really like scones, and got quite
>> addicted when living in the UK.
>>
>> Ellice
>>
>
> I frequently make scones, and people go quite gaga over them. I use the
> recipe in Julia Child's baking book - though usually I only do 1/2 the
> recipe, for 6 scones, if it's just for us. Last week I did some
> blueberry scones and shared them with the neighbor, and the woman next
> store is coming over one afternoon this week when our schedules
> coordinate for a scone prep demonstration. They're so easy, and people
> are so easily impressed by them!
>
> For the blueberry ones, I left the blueberries in the freezer until the
> very last second before they were to be kneaded in, so they stayed
> frozen and just burst in place when baked - also made the dough chilled
> and knead easily.
Great idea. I generally have my baking butter in the freezer. Now I'm
having a scone craving, but we're doing WW and I'm not about to take this
plunge...
Also, when making a caprese salad, got the hint from Cook's to freeze the
diced mozzarella for about 15-30 min before adding to the hot pasta. Works
like a charm - the cheese is just cold enough to not get gooey - makes a
great salad.
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> My family is so spoiled - scones and muffins were frequently made for
> b'fast, and always piping hot out of the oven - there's really no other
> way that they taste so excellent. After a couple of hours, if any
> remained, nobody had any interest in eating them! And when the kids had
> friends over, they were in heaven - most had never had fresh-baked
> muffins/scones. Deprived children!
Very spoiled. At least my DM made sure we actually had real home-cooked
meals almost all the time. One of my close friends - her mom couldn't cook,
so they actually had dinners delivered 5 nights a week from some chef
service! I think DH's family had some spoiling - he is constantly asking
for certain from scratch soups, a few baked things that his DM made.
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> Another memory: When DD#1 was about 3 or 4 y.o. I found a small spiral
> book called "making muffins" that was a recipe book, with one word to
> one sentence directions on each page. It was HER cookbook, and we used
> it often until she had it memorized - she'd stand on top of the
> step-stool at the counter, wearing a small apron. (One page had a
> picture of the bowl, with the wooden spoon standing up in it, with the
> direction, "mix mix mix." I can still picture it!) (I think that book is
> in her cedar chest, waiting for the next generation.)
>
> sue
That's a great memory. I have a similar one, of my DGM getting s children's
cookbook for us, and one summer that we spent time at her house (beach, LI)
my DB & I cooked and baked many things from that - we were IIRC about 6&8 I
can still see us standing on footstools to be able to mix properly at the
counter in that great old kitchen.
Ellice
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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on July 1, 2009, 8:00 pm
On 7/1/09 5:26 PM, in article C6714CD3.1563A%egirl22@verizon.net, "ellice"
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>> ellice wrote:
>>
>>> One of the few things I do actually bake myself. Scones. Usually make a
>>> batch that lasts a few days - in an airtight canister. Not great with some
>>> other things - but I think 'cause I really like scones, and got quite
>>> addicted when living in the UK.
>>>
>>> Ellice
>>>
>>
>> I frequently make scones, and people go quite gaga over them. I use the
>> recipe in Julia Child's baking book - though usually I only do 1/2 the
>> recipe, for 6 scones, if it's just for us. Last week I did some
>> blueberry scones and shared them with the neighbor, and the woman next
>> store is coming over one afternoon this week when our schedules
>> coordinate for a scone prep demonstration. They're so easy, and people
>> are so easily impressed by them!
>>
>> For the blueberry ones, I left the blueberries in the freezer until the
>> very last second before they were to be kneaded in, so they stayed
>> frozen and just burst in place when baked - also made the dough chilled
>> and knead easily.
>
> Great idea. I generally have my baking butter in the freezer. Now I'm
> having a scone craving, but we're doing WW and I'm not about to take this
> plunge...
>
> Also, when making a caprese salad, got the hint from Cook's to freeze the
> diced mozzarella for about 15-30 min before adding to the hot pasta. Works
> like a charm - the cheese is just cold enough to not get gooey - makes a
> great salad.
My caprese salad is just tomatoes, basil and mozzarella with balsamic and
really good virgin olive oil. So if you have a recipe to share DO IT
Cheryl
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>> of Destiny'? It has Robert Carlyle ('Hamish MacBeth' and 'The Full
>> Monty') in it and is about the kidnapping of the Stone of Scone from
>> beneath the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey and its subsequent
>> return to Scotland. We enjoyed it enormously!
>
> Well, thanks for the film ref. I'll have to look for it.