David wrote:

> This NG is heavily weighted towards USA members - such is life. However
> this does produce some confusion for those who are in other countries.
>
> I THINK that:
>
> What I would call cake is called "cake"
>
> What I know as scones are called "biscuits"
>
> What I would call biscuits are called "cookies"
>
> So what are brownies? Cakes? Biscuits? Cookies? Other?


American biscuits aren't quite the same as scones, but I guess it's the
closest thing you've got.

Brownies are classified as a particular kind of bar cookie, in US culinary
taxonomy.

Bob