Yes, I say 'scon' never heard anyone pronounce it 'scahn' around here, what part of Oz are they from?

I'm not sure that @madmaud94 necessarily meant to distinguish "scahn" as a separate pronunciation from "scon". I'd venture to say that most -- not all, but most -- North American speakers of English would pronounce those the same (i.e. the "father-bother merger").

I've only heard "scahn" in Oxfordshire.

This thread makes me so hungry. It was the crumpets that finally made me raid the cupboard, though.

Funny - scones in England are one of the easiest cakey things to make. It's the sort of thing you get children to do as they're learning to cook.

Having scones turn out hard isn't uncommon though and I've had some with too much baking powder as well.

OK so here's a philosophical conundrum - savoury scones: yes or no?

YES THE CHEEEEEEEESEE ONES!

I got a little carried away. I love sweet stuff, but somehow the cheese one win.

@r_deNoube, yes, that's what I meant! I guess I don't really distinguish the phonetic difference between "ah" and the "o" in gone, my bad. But that's how they say it. S-gone. It took me a minute to understand... and then they were talking about what Americans call biscuits? At one point anyway. Maybe it's just a general term... it's just different enough that it's confusing for me.

Depends on your accent. I see more west coast people say it s(cone) where as I see more east cost people pronounce is S(gone).

Up where I come from Pumpkin scones are very popular because the premiers wife made them years ago so now they are known as Flo's pumpkin scones. They are sweet not savory though. http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/...pumpkin-scones/

I say neither word because, carbs ... But!!! If you want to tempt me beyond endurance put my outside Sally Lunn's in Bath, England and tell me I can go inside and have anything I want! The oldest house in Bath, built in 1482, Sally Lunn's is the home of the Bath bun which is a curious cross pollination of an English muffin and French Brioche ... They've been baked there for hundreds of years. They go with anything and are delicious!

Sally Lunn's, Bath

Now what I call a Sally Lunn is a delicious thing indeed but that's one of those things that is different the country over.

Ooooooh yes, cheese scones are the best thing ever! (Next to actual cheese, maybe).

And Sally Lunns- I was there not long ago, delicious! :lovestruc

But I also had the worst cup of tea in the Universe at Bath- not at Sally's though, theirs was rather good.

Recipes, I want recipes! Especially for an "easy" scone. And everything else, but I want "authentic" & "original" and that's as impossible as agreeing on what all these flour concoctions are even CALLED! {"thrash flour, grind between stones, add fresh cow milk, pick out bits of stone and hay..."} Not SUPPOSED to even eat flour, so that's what I crave, of course. No, not a mouth-full (as some other wacko said), but in any cooked form.
Want a crispy muffin with chipped beef in white sauce...don't have either. Hungry...

PS my avatar; no that's not an eye, it's hurricane Patricia...not so gentle

Tip of the day, if you've taken too long to eat your scones and they've gone stale, they can be rescued very effectively like so;

Cut scone(s) up into pieces (I sliced in half and then quartered each half)
Spread butter generously on to the now exposed insides
Place pieces in small microwave safe bowl.
Cover bowl with microwave safe material (I placed a plate on top.)
Microwave until butter has melted and scones have softened (40 seconds worked well for me, adjust based on your appliance and preferences)

Ta-daa! Your stale scone is now refreshed and ready to enjoy!

Source: Did this for breakfast today and was very impressed with the results. Not exactly like a freshly baked scone, obviously, but much fresher tasting than it would have been otherwise!

Actually just microwaving (zapping) partially stale scones revives them just fine. No need for butter though, obviously, butter is good. They also freeze brilliantly so if you think you're not going to eat the whole batch in one go, stick 'em in a plastic bag and then in the freezer. To eat one, get it out (one at a time is fine) and zap for a minute. I used to make a batch for my dad when I went to see him at the weekened. Stuck most of them in the freezer for him and then he could get himself one every day if he wanted. He liked my scones.

BTW grammapat, my scones are basically classic bero scones: http://www.be-ro.co.uk/recipe/showrec2.html. I learned to cook basic stuff like scones from the Bero cookbook (still have a copy) when I was a kid. Mix 'em up with anything - doesn't have to be sultanas. Cherries work very well.

This tread makes me feel so much better. When someone claims i'm saying it wrong, I can just say i'm saying it the east coast way... where east coast?... wherever you choose.

That sure would have been true of the ones I made today -- they were quite "short" (i.e. crumbly like shortcake biscuits). Eat a little, sip a little, is the way with scones for me.

Some people are heathens.

Depends on how stale they are. If they're just a day or two past ideal freshness then yeah, simple zapping is very effective. But when you're a dumb dumb like me and you forget about the small box of them in the cupboard until they've already gone stale, more advanced techniques are required. Aka, they were already fairly stale when I started on them, and it took me a couple of days to get through them. By the time I got to the last one, the extra moisture from the butter was definitely needed for ideal results.

But on a different topic, seeing as you've brought up the use of fruit, how do people feel about fruit scones vs plain scones? Personally I like mine plain. There just tends to be so many fruit pieces in the fruit ones, and I find it a bit overpowering. If I buy a fruit scone, I tend to pick out most of the easily accessible fruit pieces to lessen the intensity a bit.

I never heard that word before.
I don't even know what it means.
My instinct would be to go for "s-cone" but I'm not a native English speaker.

Well, yes, if they've gone rock hard I should imagine they do need the extra. Why not just make more though? Hmmm?

Fruit - now I like fruit myself (I like fruit cake). I think that might be partially an age thing. Can eat scones either way though.

Scone gang.
Scon gang ain't got nothin' on me!

I want to sc-off a sc-on.

Oh, by the way, Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood say sc-on: