General Chat

My OH bakes her own bagels which are not doughy at all.
They are great with salmon on a bed of Philadelphia cheese, crisp white wine :-)

I remember jam "splits" when young, bought for me in Romford market.
I haven't seen them in yonks.

Then there are these but I don't think it would full into "essential journeys".
https://www.seasonsandsuppers.ca/cornish-splits/

There were all sorts of jammy and crreamy pleasures which seem to have disappeared along with the bakers - real donuts, "duffs", proper eclairs, Banbury buns, chocolate truffles .....

I think you are all cruel talking about yummy things when we ca’t go out :-P

Bagel like dough - never. Closer to brioche I would think.

Oh.... I thought they might be bananas :-D

From memory, Island, cos I have not had one for years, they are more doughy and come complete with jam and cream inside.

Not the doughnut pastry nor the flaky (butterfly) pastry - they are a bit more like a bread bun but lighter in weight.

Edit: still thinking of an apt description - try bagel-like dough but not so dense, external appearance similar but not the same shape at all.

It may give the dough a name if you google 'Cornish split'.

Clear as mud? :-D

Yummy.
The ones we had were a sweet soft roll, cut into the top with (usually) fake cream and a squirt of jammy syrup.

what are splits?

Splits were popular when I was young. I don't see so many now ... but they were delish. :-D

The best way to to eat your jam and clotted cream is not with a scone but with splits best things I can think of but Cornish scones come second ??????

Well Cornwall has the better clotted cream and wonderful ice cream. I always put a small amount of jam on after the cream, Needs a steady hand. Earl Grey tea.

Best of all though from Cornwall is a pint of Doom Bar and a real pastie.
Sooner the pubs reopen the better.

Cornishmen from Pt Isaac singing- one is a rellie of Rollo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3afGi3REu8

How about scone as in done?

Scone as in gone, and jam first

I have just had home made scones with jam and clotted cream. Jam on first, but my son in law put his cream on first.

:-D

Scone - stone. end of. West Mids origin
Scone - gone. Strictly southern.

Give it another ten years Tawny and Mr Ollie will be wearing his jam and cream as a hat :-D :-D

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no soup Tawny ;-) :-D :-D :-D

Then you can argue which one :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Mr Owl made cheese scones yesterday so is that jam and cream then :-0

My employer relocated from London's west-end to Exeter in 1991.

A smashing place to live. No regrets.

The scone of Scoon ;-) :-D :-D

Easiest way to solve this is just to pronounce it scoon like the Scottish palace :-D :-D

Well I'm from the West Midlands (well since 1974 :-|) and agree with Allan and I speak very like Shakespeare as he belonged to the Midlands and Stratford is just over 20 miles from Brum, similar distance to me from Brum.

If I speak as Shakespeare surely that's an old English dialect therefore if I say scone as stone - note there's only 1 letter difference - then I am correct. ;-) :-D :-D :-D