Instructions: Sift the dry ingredients. Stir in the cheese. Make a well in the centre and stir in the milk with a knife. Mix lightly. Turn onto a floured board and pat out into a rectangle. Cut into squares. Top each with a thin slice of cheese. Bake at 450 for 10-12 minutes.

NOW for the question - how do YOU pronouce scone? Here (NZ) it rhymes with on, rather than with stone. However, I have a friend from Connecticut who would pronounce it to rhyme with scorn. Shes the one who introduces my husband (Don) and I in such a way that people call him Pat and me Dawn. And we all speak the same language??

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