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Default International naming of baked yummies

>Dave Smith fumbled:
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>David Hare-Scott wrote:
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>> This NG is heavily weighted towards USA members - such is life. However
>> this does produce some confusion for those who are in other countries.
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>> I THINK that:
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>> What I would call cake is called "cake"
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>> What I know as scones are called "biscuits"

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>Scones are scones. Biscuits are like scones.


Nope, scones are like biscuits.

>> What I would call biscuits are called "cookies"

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>Some cookies are called biscuits.


Well duh, some biscuits are called cookies.

>> So what are brownies? Cakes? Biscuits? Cookies? Other?

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>Brownies are squares.


Nope, brownies are kew-l.


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