Scones

While we would quickly assume that scones originated in the South-west where they are an integral part of the ‘Cream tea’, they are actually quintessentially Scottish. Scones are closely related to Bannocks and other quick breads like soda bread and griddle cakes. Originally scones were baked on a griddle over a fire and although I still found griddle scones being sold in a bakery on the Scottish Isle of Skye, nowadays scones are usually baked in an oven.

Florence Marian McN