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Tag Archives: scone
What’s a Gundowringa Scone?
Previously…. we found the Schauer (1931) & CWA Coronation (1947) Cook books & asked what’s a Gundowinga Scone? Gundowinga scones use sour cream instead of butter! Gundowringa is an historic homestead farm so there could well be a connection. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Jam, Recipes, Scones, Uncategorized
Tagged cookbook, crookwell, cwa, getaway, gundowinga, gundowringa, murdoch books, schauer, scone, sour cream
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Masterchef & CWA Scone Challenge Followup
Here’s an article I found in the Sydney Morning Herald that followed on from last week’s masterchef scone challenge. They asked Gloria Hyatt who oversaw the CWA cafe at this year’s Sydney Easter Show about scones. They baked about 3000 scones … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Scones, Sydney
Tagged cwa, gloria hyatt, masterchef, recipe, scone, scone challenge, smh, sydney easter show, tips
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Are Hot Cross Buns Oversized Scones?
Been considering the cosmic questions of Life, the Universe & Everything. Are hot cross buns oversized scones? Is a scone a yeast free hot cross bun? (Note: What’s the meaning of scone?)
Sconquest. 