Yup jam then cream, why ,make life harder for yourself when it all goes down the same way!
Spot on my friend Jam and cream it is a more English thing, apparently the Devonians have been eating cream and jam on bread for centuries (they didn't realise it but they were just waiting for the canny Scott's to invent the scone).
What do the Scott's put on their scones......? Probably "pain topped with misery", I hear that the Shetland Isle's do it the other way round with "misery first, then pain"!
(yes I am a very bad man, with excellent humor or is that an excellent man, with bad humor, I can never remember)!!!
I guess it depends which country you're in!
I am very celtic and look very Scott's but I am a true Englishman but i have known many good people from all countries that make up our United Kingdom! We like to poke fun at each other, especially in sports!
I love the sound of those fruit scones you make, I make pumpkin paleo English muffins, with almond flour and they are great! (Well ~I say pumpkin i actually use Butternut squash which is easier to get hold of here in the UK and I reckon it tastes better too)
I like Haggis, Macsween's is the most popular commercial brand. I like it the traditional way with "Neeps and Tatties". Haggis contains all sorts of offal (which is more nutritious than meat) one of these is called "lights" which when put into straight talk is "lungs" I have never had anything else with lungs in it!
Butter oh yes it has to be butter, I never use "Spreads" stuff that, it is butter all the way, in everything, on everything and for when I cook mushrooms!
Russian Caravan tea is awesome, I'm gonna cut an paste the history as it is soo much easier.
Article copied and pasted from
https://www.twinings.co.uk/
A blended tea is a mixture of single origin teas all put together to yield a magnificent taste and flavour.
Russian Caravan is a perfect example of a blended tea and its ingredients are sourced from China. It is easy on the palate and makes a lovely breakfast tea - a wakeup call and treat for the taste buds.
As the name would suggest, it was made for the Russian market. This exotic blend is made of the finest Oolong and Keemun tea leaves. The leaves that make up a serving of
Russian Caravan come from a couple of different regions in China, and are produced in various ways. Oolong is grown in and around the Wuyi Mountains and is produced in a unique manner, this tea is withered under the strong sun and oxidises until the leaves twist and curl up giving oolong its unique look. Keemun comes from the Anhui province.
THE STORY
It is said that tea was introduced to Russia in the early seventeenth century. The ruler of Mongolia, Altyun-Khan, sent a gift of tea to Tsar Michael Fedorovich. Regular trade between the two countries was then established by the signing of the Treaty of Nerchinska in 1689. Initially tea was a status symbol reserved for the Russian elite but the ceremony around tea was gradually adopted by other social groups who also experimented with the way they brewed and served this fantastically aromatic drink.
Russian Caravan has a really interesting story to it. Although the tea leaves used in Russian Caravan come from China, the name refers to the 18th century camel caravans that travelled the huge transcontinental distances along the 'Great Tea Road' to bring tea from China to Europe. The route took the travellers from Kashgar behind China's Great Wall, through the Gobi Desert to Urga in Mongolia covering roughly six thousand miles in total. The conditions for most of the voyage were harsh. It is said that the tea leaves would take on an additional smoky taste as a result of all the smouldering campfires lit along the way.
We can think of no better way to be able to pay homage to those journeys than tasting some of this Russian Caravan, and maybe having a look at how people in Russia or this part of the world would have been drinking this tea at that time.
BREWING, SERVING AND TASTING YOUR TEA
We believe that how you make your tea is equally as important as the tea you use, so here’s how we like to make this tea.
• Use fresh, clean water to help develop the flavour, and ideally, brew it in a teapot.
• Warm the pot or infuser first with boiled water, swirl it around and rinse it out ready to be filled again.
• Use one rounded teaspoon per person and one for the pot. This ensures the best results but do add more if you prefer a stronger flavour.
• Pour on freshly boiled water.
• Allow to steep for 3 to 4 minutes for the perfect flavour.
• Caravan tea has a fantastic taste profile to it that also works with milk and sugar lovers can add a spot of sugar as well. It’s not uncommon to use a bit of honey with this tea just to give it a natural sweetness.
Savour the flavours! Keep your tea fresh by storing it somewhere cool, dark, dry and airtight.
TRADITIONALLY PREPARED RUSSIAN CARAVAN TEA
Before we take a look at our Russian Caravan’s taste profile, let’s have a look at how this drink would have been, or still is drunk in Russia using a Samovar. Samovar is a Russian word meaning ‘self cooking’ or ‘self boiling’.
In the base chamber, the water is consistently kept very hot and just below the boil. In a more traditional samovar, fire cones or coals are kept in a tube or pipe that runs right the way through the centre. Modern versions have an electrical element instead. A teapot is kept on the top and this part will contain a very strongly brewed tea. In here, the Russian Caravan is sometimes stewed for hours resulting in a strong black syrup-like brew. You then mix this syrup with a bit of hot water from the samovar. Et voila, a cup of traditionally prepared Russian Caravan tea.
Stoner Esperanto....Wow......mmmmm.....yeah Maaan..........International...init...?....
Hard to imagine, but I'm that cynical 
....I microwave them without pricking the skins...so they go all fluffy and the skin comes off...(optional)
I got to post baking pics on AFN. Yes i was hoping that AFN admin had a way to reach out, but lets hope we hear from them soon, if it wasnt covid times, it would be less worrying
have you ever notice that is you "boop" the screen it goes all funny like!
