Scones and Teacakes

[Jimaroid]

It’s simple. Fat is used to bind things together. It’s tasty glue.

You don’t glue two things together by putting the glue on last.

The Cornish are idiots.

Edit. Fat is also used as moisture barrier between carb and filling. Nobody wants a soggy scone. Except the Cornish.

Edit2. Please note judicious use of emojis for those amongst us (likey Cornish) who can’t read wit, humour or sarcasm.

 

[louise_a]

I cannot vote in the poll because I like a scone, plain or fruit, with butter, then jam, then clotted cream, I will have other cream but I qwont be happy about it.

Teacakes do not contain fruit, a teacake with fruit in is a currant teacake, I am not from West Yorkshire.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I cannot vote in the poll because I like a scone, plain or fruit, with butter, then jam, then clotted cream, I will have other cream but I qwont be happy about it.

Teacakes do not contain fruit, a teacake with fruit in is a currant teacake, I am not from West Yorkshire.

The explanation in post #1 allows for your choice .

A tea cake without fruit is a sweet bread bun. Are you sure you are not from West Yorkshire

 

[rulefan]

Cream tea has been served in the UK since the 11th century and arguments surrounding the order of spreading the scone’s traditional toppings have ruminated ever since.
While those in Devon typically spread the clotted cream first followed by jam, the Cornish tradition is to spread jam first followed by cream.

 

[louise_a]

The explanation in post #1 allows for your choice .

A tea cake without fruit is a sweet bread bun. Are you sure you are not from West Yorkshire

fair does, I didnt read the full post,

I am from Lancashire and what on earth is a sweet bread bun?

 

[Voyager EMH]

Hers is something that was much debated in my household when I was a boy.

They are both very good, but which do you prefer?

Bara Brith



Or

Clutie Dumpling



Now that is how to confuse you English people.

 

[Fade and Die]

Whilst we are on this subject can we all agree it’s Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner?

 

[Voyager EMH]

Whilst we are on this subject can we all agree it’s Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner?

When should I have my tea and my supper?

 

[Fade and Die]

When should I have my tea and my supper?

Tea is at 4pm sharp. It should consist of a cup of tea and a piece of cake. Supper if you need it is about 9pm, mainly just a few biscuits.

 

[rulefan]

A tea cake without fruit is a sweet bread bun. Are you sure you are not from West Yorkshire

It depends on dough mixture. My local bakers shop in West Yorkshire has non-sweet bread cakes (known in Lancashire/Merseyside as baps).
Sweet sticky buns with fruit (similar to M&S hot cross buns). Without fruit they are called teacakes.

But this is what my family has always called teacake

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I am from Lancashire and what on earth is a sweet bread bun?

A tea cake without the fruit .

It is literally as its description, it is bread that is sweet, presumably has sugar in it.

I'm grew up in Cheshire incidentally so also north west.

 

[rulefan]

Whilst we are on this subject can we all agree it’s Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner?

Lunch is darn sarf, then afternoon tea, dinner or may be supper
Upt' north it's dinner, tea and possibly supper (hot milk and a biscuit if you behave).

 

[louise_a]

A tea cake without the fruit .

It is literally as its description, it is bread that is sweet, presumably has sugar in it.

I'm grew up in Cheshire incidentally so also north west.

our teacakes are not sweet

 

[Lord Tyrion]

It depends on dough mixture. My local bakers shop in West Yorkshire has non-sweet bread cakes (known in Lancashire/Merseyside as baps).
Sweet sticky buns with fruit (similar to M&S hot cross buns). Without fruit they are called teacakes.

But this is what my family has always called teacake
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I'd call that tea loaf. Our Welsh friends would class that as Barra Brith. Other names are available

Tea cakes are round, individual items.

Baps, buns, barm cakes. Loads of different, regional, names for individual circles of bread.

 

[louise_a]

Whilst we are on this subject can we all agree it’s Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner?

Breakfast, dinner, tea, (supper if required late on)

 

[Fade and Die]

Lunch is darn sarf, then afternoon tea, dinner or may be supper
Upt' north it's dinner, tea and possibly supper (hot milk and a biscuit if you behave).

I am aware as my wife’s family are West Cumbrians... Where I am now actually enjoying the August Bank holiday weather

 

[Jimaroid]

Now that is how to confuse you English people.

You’ve been away too long, it’s clootie.

 

[AmandaJR]

Whilst we are on this subject can we all agree it’s Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner?

No! Breakfast, lunch, tea

 

[Fade and Die]

Breakfast, dinner, tea, (supper if required late on)

What times dinner in this set up?

 

[Fade and Die]

No! Breakfast, lunch, tea

Followed by Dinner? (Like the cricketers?)