Wayne > wrote in message >...

> When I compare scones to US biscuits, I generally find that scones are
> richer and often sweetened a bit. US biscuits are rarely if ever
> sweetened. They are almost always served hot to be split and slathered
> with butter and/or jam.

Or to be split and served with gravy. YMMV on whether to use hot
or cold biscuits for this.

Sorry, I know the main thrust of this thread is on sweets, but
biscuits-and-gravy demonstrates why U.S. biscuits are rarely
sweetened.

Cindy Hamilton