Home-made Scones

Although most of us think that scones are Scottish – the Stone of Scone, for instance – the word apparently comes from the Dutch word Schoonbroot, or ‘beautiful bread’. They have become one of the most popular afternoon and high tea small cakes, and form part of yet another British speciality, the cream tea. Straight from the oven, and still warm, they are spread with home-made preserves and then topped with clotted cream. Wonderful!