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Currant Scones If you want to be posh, it’s pronounced to rhyme with ‘gone’, but you’ll be understood if you rhyme it with ‘tone’, which is common in the north of England.  And until recently you wouldn’t have found many miscellaneous varieties.  Plain or with currants is about as wild as British scones used to… Continue reading Costume College 2021: Taking Tea – Cream Tea

Crumpets It is possible to buy crumpets (Trader Joe’s crumpets have received good reviews from expat friends), and most Britons would, these days.  But they’re not difficult to make, either.  You will need to find ‘crumpet (or English muffin, or egg) rings’ (Amazon…), or cut the top and bottom out of some small, flat cans… Continue reading Costume College 2021: Taking Tea – Afternoon Tea

Toad In The Hole One of many traditional British dishes with delightfully mysterious names, toad in the hole is sausages baked in essentially Yorkshire pudding.  It’s also yet another take on meat-with-starch, like shepherd’s pie (minced meat and vegetables under a layer of mashed potatoes), bubble and squeak (leftover potatoes, meat and vegetables – usually… Continue reading Costume College 2021: Taking Tea – High Tea