When the theme for this month's International Incident Party was announced - hosted as ever by the lovely Penny aka Jeroxie, along with August birthday babies Anh of A food’s lover's journey and Cherrie of Sweet Cherrie Pie - I must admit that at first I wasn't terribly inspired. Scones. What to do? Unlike many of my fellow party goers, scones are not a cultural reference point for me. I didn't grow up enjoying scones at tea time. I don't even know when "tea time" actually is. I take coffee breaks and eat bagels. Of course I wanted to make fun and creative scones, but I had no idea where to begin.
But then one day I was flipping channels on the TV, and I caught the end of a cooking show - I don't remember which one - about something called "drop scones." Hmmm. They looked like little pancakes. Ah, pancakes! Now that I can work with. Indeed, a bit of research taught me that drop scones are also called Scottish pancakes. They differ from typical American breakfast pancakes in that they're smaller and not necessarily sweet, which I found appealing.
But then one day I was flipping channels on the TV, and I caught the end of a cooking show - I don't remember which one - about something called "drop scones." Hmmm. They looked like little pancakes. Ah, pancakes! Now that I can work with. Indeed, a bit of research taught me that drop scones are also called Scottish pancakes. They differ from typical American breakfast pancakes in that they're smaller and not necessarily sweet, which I found appealing.
