Scones question

I have only had English Scones one time and that was in Bibury, England.
They reminded me of what us Americans call a buttermilk biscuit with golden
raisins baked in it. It was served with strawberry jam and clotted cream.
We had them in a small tea shop for afternoon tee when visiting this small
quaint village in the Cotswold's ( I think it is in the Cotswold's). Also,
at the time,I was with my former husband who is from Yorkshire.

Debbie

"Amberle3" wrote in message
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I was watching a show on FoodTV Canada today and it drove me nuts. The
show focused on tea parties and included how to make scones. They also
mentioned that scones are also known as tea biscuits.

My grandparents were from the UK, and my grandfather did his part in
handing down a family recipe for scones that has been in existence for
at least 8 generations. They're Yorkshire Scones, I have no idea if
this makes them different from regular UK scones or not. But they're
nothing like anything I've ever had the misfortune to eat here that was
called a "scone". Most store or bakery scones are made with baking soda
and butter, rolled out and cut into circles. My Yorkshire Scones are
made with baking powder and shortening, patted into a circle and cut
into wedges, then brushed with milk and sprinkled with sugar before
baking.

My grandparents were always very aggravated when someone would offer
them a "scone" and it would be this hard, round tea biscuit.

I'm now all confused, because no one other than my family seems to think
that scones are anything other than the hard, round tea biscuits.

What does everyone else out there know as "scones"? Does my family
recipe sound at all familiar to anyone?

Amberle3
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I am familiar with the scones you speak of, we used to get them at a Tea
Room (long closed now) across the bay from CFB Trenton (this was roughly
1985). They were served with Devon Cream and strawberry preserves, (a real
"Party for your Tastebuds"). I would love a copy of your grandparents
recipe if you have it, maybe I could make it for my skinny friends.