Scones!

Apparently Scone is a place in eastern Scotland, but as a pastry it might have its roots from the Dutch word schoonbrood which means pure/clean bread (this is all according to Merriam-Webster). Aunt Susan gave Rebekah a scone mix in her stocking this Christmas and I finally got around to making it last Sunday. It didn't fit the Dutch word, however, as it was a lemon, Poppy Seed scone mix, very much not pure/clean (Ok, things could be a lot less pure). A possible alternative etymology for these scones would be vervuildbrood, which the Internet tells me is polluted bread. The mix was from the Sticky Fingers Bakeries of Spokane Washington (which is ironic as we are much closer to Spokane then Aunt Susan is). On the package it also said "English Scones", which I guess throws out both the Dutch and Scottish roots.

I just noticed that according to the Sticky Fingers Bakeries of Spokane Washington scones originated in Scotland.

All this to say, they were delicious. The lemon chunks were a little hard sometimes, but that could be because they had to travel from Spokane to Maryland, to Pennsylvania, to California, and then to Missoula before sitting in our cupboard for a while until finally being mixed with just water and baked. We took them to our Church small group and the scones were proclaimed Delicious by at least two people. Another asked if they were to be consumed with butter or sugar. Not knowing how to respond I said "You are supposed to eat them with cream and sugar... in your tea." There was no tea available, however.

So, thank you, Aunt Susan, for that adventure!