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(Cindy hamilton) wrote in
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> 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
>

Good point, CIndy. It seems nowadays in restaurants I mostly see sausage
gravy over biscuits. My grandmother used to serve creamed chicken over
biscuits.

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Wayne in Phoenix

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