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Miche[_3_]

In article >,
(Phred) wrote:

> In article >, Miche
> > wrote:
> >In article >, sf wrote:
> >> On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:32:12 GMT, (Phred)
> >> wrote:
> >> >Dunno if your "scones" are the same as our Aussie scones, but ours are
> >> >usually eaten with a generous serve of strawberry jam and whipped
> >> >cream. :-) Here's one recipe (and a piccie):
> >> >
> >> ><http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/2006/07/lemonade-scone-recipe.html>
> >> >
> >> Quick question... by lemonade, does it mean (frozen) concentrate?
>
> No. It would be the softdrink as drunk!
>
> >Being an Australian recipe, it will probably mean lemon-flavoured soft
> >drink, such as Sprite or 7-Up. *checks* Yep, looks like it.
>
> Dunno about that. I'd have to try those two again to be sure, but I
> don't remember them being like our Oz lemonade, YMMV.

MM is as a New Zealander, where "lemonade" is indeed that particular
kind of drink. I used brand names our North American friends would be
likely to recognise, as I am unsure whether Schweppes (the best lemonade
around) is available there.

> (Does depend a
> bit on the brand -- or did back in the days of local manufacture. :-)

Heh, yeah. We had a really good one called Ballins, which is gone gone
gone.

> FWIW, here's what Wiki at <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemonade> has
> to say:
> <quoting>
> Lemonade is a name given to two different types of juice. In the U.S.,
> Canada and Denmark, lemonade refers to an uncarbonated mixture of
> lemon juice, sugar, and water.
>
> In the UK, Australia, Switzerland, and New Zealand, the term mainly
> refers to a colourless, carbonated, sweet lemon-flavoured soft drink.

Yep, and that's what I was referring to.

Miche

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