A cherry scone, with tablecloth embroidered by my British Aunt B. ♦ ♦ ♦ Welcome to the world, little Prince of Cambridge. At my house, we celebrated your arrival with cherry scones and a pot of Earl Grey tea. I happen to like scones for breakfast, which means getting up early to have them baked before a…
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Cranberry-Orange Scones
Bits of the old country weave in and out of my cooking. My mother was British, and while she became adept at frying chicken parts and stuffing Thanksgiving turkeys to feed her American family, from her kitchen occasionally came treats like sausage rolls, trifles, and Bakewell tarts. Her scones were plain, lightly sweetened, and usually…