On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:27:45 -0500, Anthony Ferrante
> wrote:

>I have never had one, but I keep seeing them in cooking catalogs and
>they look sort of good to me. They seem like they could be a good
>breakfast food with coffee. Do they have a moist or dry texture? Are
>they good with butter? I see in England people will top them with
>clotted cream. That sounds good to me.
>
>Also, if you are like me and into catalogs, check out this catalog for
>bakers. Not only does it include baking (cooking) utensils, they have
>lots of recipes throughout the catalog with pictures. And all are of
>baked goods and they look delicious! If interested, go here and on the
>left side of the page you will see a Request A Catalog link, It was
>the pics of the scones in there that got me very interested in them.
>Go he
>
>http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/landing.jsp?go=Home
>
>Thanks in advance for your comments.
>Anthony Ferrante

I've always found them very dry and flaky and tasteless... plain
scones are NOT my favourite food - but if you put some pumpkin or
dates in them for flavour, and eat them fresh out of the oven with
real butter they're ambrosia.