Stone????WHAT!?
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heathen!!_runnerbean_ wrote: »And don't forget the argument about how to pronounce scone - is it "scon" to rhyme with gone or "scown " to rhyme with own. I'm a softy southerner (UK) so I say the second version. And I weigh 10 stone not 140 pounds on a good day.
I'm from the North, so it's 'Sconn' in these parts! I keep my little finger tucked in when drinking tea, too!
Indeed. We call it breakfast, dinner and tea as well. Electricity is a novelty here!0 -
heathen!!_runnerbean_ wrote: »And don't forget the argument about how to pronounce scone - is it "scon" to rhyme with gone or "scown " to rhyme with own. I'm a softy southerner (UK) so I say the second version. And I weigh 10 stone not 140 pounds on a good day.
I'm from the North, so it's 'Sconn' in these parts! I keep my little finger tucked in when drinking tea, too!
Indeed. We call it breakfast, dinner and tea as well. Electricity is a novelty here!
breakfast, lunch and dinner...
you have your bathroom on the ground floor along the way from the kitchen?
Barnsley (for a while) lass
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Lets not start talking about chocolate either....anybody in the UK tasted American chocolate? not good.
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Carlos_421 wrote: »
No idea what those are.Carlos_421 wrote: »So this is random but do y'all have dinner rolls? Or is that an American thing?
I honestly didn't even realize until now that biscuits of the non-cookie variety aren't a thing in the UK.
we have biscuits that aren't cookies.
custard creams, bourbons, digestives...loads.
fig roles, rich tea,malted milk, garibaldi, shortbread.
My best guesses:
fig roles - fig newtons but rounder
rich tea - tea with milk in it
malted milk - the inside of Whoppers
garibaldi - don't call me names
shortbread - a small fruit flavored cake, possibly with a firm frosting1 -
GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »Biscuits (the US version) and scones are actually quite similar. Sweet scones are like biscuits with fruit and sugar in the dough. Savoury scones are like biscuits with cheese and herbs/spices in the dough.
And jam first always. Heathens.
Oh dear, someone has really been treating you terribly on the biscuit end. Scones are much denser and even drier (and I don't mean that as a bad thing, it's just what it is) than biscuits (should be). A good biscuit should be flaky and full of layers (or at least 'pockets') that you can pull apart.0 -
If you all just used the metric system like the rest of us (go Europe!) we wouldn't even be having this discussion spinning out of control and turning into a scone-cookie-clotted cream discussion!
However, I quite like this thread. It reminds me of why I should book a plane to England soon.
Danish person here, LOVE scones with jam and clotted cream (jam goes first!). I have family in Suffolk and they have taught me the deliciousness of afternoon tea.
Also my Danish friends look at me weird when I put milk in my tea (I've really taken that habit with me from England).
But seriously. I know American food is great (burgers, tex mex, barbecue etc), but you all have to try a proper English afternoon tea. You get the CUTEST little sandwiches, lovely tea (I'm loving Blue Bird tea which I order from England) and of course the scones with jam and clotted cream.
Ugh. Wish my country had amazing food!
PS the metric system is the best *runs and hides*1 -
heathen!!_runnerbean_ wrote: »And don't forget the argument about how to pronounce scone - is it "scon" to rhyme with gone or "scown " to rhyme with own. I'm a softy southerner (UK) so I say the second version. And I weigh 10 stone not 140 pounds on a good day.
I'm from the North, so it's 'Sconn' in these parts! I keep my little finger tucked in when drinking tea, too!
Indeed. We call it breakfast, dinner and tea as well. Electricity is a novelty here!
breakfast, lunch and dinner...
you have your bathroom on the ground floor along the way from the kitchen?
Barnsley (for a while) lass
Bathroom? Hole in't ground!
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My best guesses:
fig roles - fig newtons but rounder - yes!
rich tea - tea with milk in it - like sugar cookies but without the sugar
malted milk - the inside of Whoppers - no idea what they are!
garibaldi - don't call me names - aka known as "squashed fly biscuits"
shortbread - a small fruit flavored cake, possibly with a firm frosting - biscuit in a twix
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Carlos_421 wrote: »So y'all just throw some heavy cream on your biscuits and jelly and call it a scone? Then call it different kinds of scones based on whether you go cream or jelly first.
Got it.
Y'all need to start deep frying stuff.
Jelly? JELLY!!!???? I'll have you know that in the land of our Queen, such a substance is known as jam, sir!
In the UK:
Jam = Jelly
Jelly = Jello
Fanny means a different body part over here, too! (Lowering the tone just a tad!!!!!)
Jam = thicker but smoother and easier to spread than jelly
Jelly = slightly more "watery" and chunky, harder to spread than jam
Jello = flavored gelatin served in hospitals
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Oh dear, someone has really been treating you terribly on the biscuit end. Scones are much denser and even drier (and I don't mean that as a bad thing, it's just what it is) than biscuits (should be). A good biscuit should be flaky and full of layers (or at least 'pockets') that you can pull apart.
You mean it shouldn't break my foot if I drop it. Damnit.
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VintageFeline wrote: »I associate the word cookie with chocolate chip uneven textured delicious fellas. Often oversized (because 'murica). Biscuits are British and uniform and smooth and also delicious. Usually dunked in tea. Shortbread though, bet that's confusing too.
You have a firm grasp of reality.
When I think British "biscuits" in terms of cookies, I think of what we call butter cookies (IMO good for little more than dipping in coffee).0 -
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Carlos_421 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »
No idea what those are.Carlos_421 wrote: »So this is random but do y'all have dinner rolls? Or is that an American thing?
I honestly didn't even realize until now that biscuits of the non-cookie variety aren't a thing in the UK.
we have biscuits that aren't cookies.
custard creams, bourbons, digestives...loads.
1) Custard creams are like vanilla oreos, 2) bourbons are similar to oreos but the chocolate biscuit isn't as strong, the cream is chocolate and they are rectangular, 3) digestives are 4) round, plain biscuits, lots of grains, great to dunk in tea!
1) I can roll with that.
2) Bourbon is an alcoholic beverage. Unless it's bourbon chicken, then it's a brown sugar (I think?) based sauce.
3) "Digestives" sounds like a medicine/supplement if not a vague description of any non-fiber food.
4) Sooo....crackers?
This thread is by far one of my favorites. From what I have figured out American crackers are crisps? Unless I have been reading it wrong all the time and crisps are potato chips? So confusing. We still have relatives in England, but I can't keep up even after spending time with them.0 -
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This thread is by far one of my favorites. From what I have figured out American crackers are crisps? Unless I have been reading it wrong all the time and crisps are potato chips? So confusing. We still have relatives in England, but I can't keep up even after spending time with them.[/quote]
What you call "crackers" we call..erm...Ritz biscuits. I don't think you have an equivalent of our crackers. Maybe "water biscuits"?
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Crisps (UK) are chips (US)
Crackers (UK) are for cheese, and quite possibly Branston and should be made by Carr's or Jacob's0 -
Crisps in the UK are chips. Crackers in the UK are always savoury, usually just a vehicle for cheese consumption.0
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GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »My best guesses:
fig roles - fig newtons but rounder - yes!
rich tea - tea with milk in it - like sugar cookies but without the sugar - then what's the point?
malted milk - the inside of Whoppers - no idea what they are! - see below
garibaldi - don't call me names - aka known as "squashed fly biscuits" - I don't want any flies in my biscuits, squashed or otherwise
shortbread - a small fruit flavored cake, possibly with a firm frosting - biscuit in a twix - I like that. Didn't know it existed outside of the candy bar. lol
I give you Whoppers!!! You need them in your life. Quite crunchy and delicious.
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Carlos_421 wrote: »GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »My best guesses:
fig roles - fig newtons but rounder - yes!
rich tea - tea with milk in it - like sugar cookies but without the sugar - then what's the point?
malted milk - the inside of Whoppers - no idea what they are! - see below
garibaldi - don't call me names - aka known as "squashed fly biscuits" - I don't want any flies in my biscuits, squashed or otherwise
shortbread - a small fruit flavored cake, possibly with a firm frosting - biscuit in a twix - I like that. Didn't know it existed outside of the candy bar. lol
I give you Whoppers!!! You need them in your life. Quite crunchy and delicious.
Ah, maltesers!1 -
VintageFeline wrote: »Crisps in the UK are chips. Crackers in the UK are always savoury, usually just a vehicle for cheese consumption.
Correct.
Chips in the US are thinly sliced and fried potato circles (crisps in the UK)
Fries in the US are long-cut fried potatoes (chips in the UK)
Hashbrowns in the US are (essentially) diced and fried potatoes (don't know if y'all do this but you should) and properly eaten with ketchup
Crackers in the US are savory and fall into two categories:
1) Ritz style - more flavor and great with cheese, summer sausage and preferably both
2) Saltines - less flavor, lighter and maybe even slightly more dry. Great with soups.0 -
Good shortbread is nothing like that in a Twix, it must be noted. Twix biscuit is too crunchy and not crumbly and buttery enough.2
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How did the American version stray so far from the English version of so many words?
Cookie=biscuit
Stone=14 lbs
trunk=boot
suspenders=braces
Windbreaker=windcheater
I used to work in a ski clothing store. An English couple came in looking for a light jacket and almost fell over laughing when I asked them if they wanted a windbreaker.
This made me laugh. To me a windbreaker is a set of posts joined together with some kind of material (canvas or polypropeleyne) usually erected by over enthusiastic dad's wielding a mallet and used to:
1: Mark out YOUR patch of beach (and stop the sand blowing over you)
2: Mark out YOUR patch of the campsite outside your tent or caravan (and stop the gas blowing out on your camp stove.
The suspenders thing is very curious.
Carry on
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VintageFeline wrote: »Good shortbread is nothing like that in a Twix, it must be noted. Twix biscuit is too crunchy and not crumbly and buttery enough.
How true. And must feature tartan somewhere on the tin.
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GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »My best guesses:
fig roles - fig newtons but rounder - yes!
rich tea - tea with milk in it - like sugar cookies but without the sugar - then what's the point?
malted milk - the inside of Whoppers - no idea what they are! - see below
garibaldi - don't call me names - aka known as "squashed fly biscuits" - I don't want any flies in my biscuits, squashed or otherwise
shortbread - a small fruit flavored cake, possibly with a firm frosting - biscuit in a twix - I like that. Didn't know it existed outside of the candy bar. lol
I give you Whoppers!!! You need them in your life. Quite crunchy and delicious.
Ah, maltesers!
The inside (malted milk) in powder form can be added to a milkshake (which is then no longer called a milkshake, but a...wait for it..."malt").0 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »
Now you are beginning to understand what it means to be British.
It's like being fancy pants for life, but with extra rules
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It should be noted that the 'Nice' biscuits are completely mis-named and are in fact utterly vile. Tunnocks caramel wafers on the other hand are the food of the Gods.
I once had a hilarious conversation with a couple of guys working in Home Depot (like B&Q, but all the appliances are waaay bigger) as I tried to explain that I wanted a bath plug. Blank looks all round. After various mimes and a bit of head-scratching, it eventually dawned on me I should have been asking for a tub-stopper.
I'm Yorkshire born, but living in the US (and yes, it's breakfast, dinner and tea).2 -
Those are basic biscuits though, fancy pants biscuits are far ...posher0
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Carlos_421 wrote: »GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »My best guesses:
fig roles - fig newtons but rounder - yes!
rich tea - tea with milk in it - like sugar cookies but without the sugar - then what's the point?
malted milk - the inside of Whoppers - no idea what they are! - see below
garibaldi - don't call me names - aka known as "squashed fly biscuits" - I don't want any flies in my biscuits, squashed or otherwise
shortbread - a small fruit flavored cake, possibly with a firm frosting - biscuit in a twix - I like that. Didn't know it existed outside of the candy bar. lol
I give you Whoppers!!! You need them in your life. Quite crunchy and delicious.
Ah, maltesers!
The inside (malted milk) in powder form can be added to a milkshake (which is then no longer called a milkshake, but a...wait for it..."malt").
Ah, Horlicks!0 -
How did the American version stray so far from the English version of so many words?
Cookie=biscuit
Stone=14 lbs
trunk=boot
suspenders=braces
Windbreaker=windcheater
I used to work in a ski clothing store. An English couple came in looking for a light jacket and almost fell over laughing when I asked them if they wanted a windbreaker.
Pause. Rewind.
You use "boot" to refer to something other than footwear?1
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