• LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldBanned from community
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    Maybe I have not heard the phrase because I live in USA and you seem to live in United Kingdom. then maybe that phrase is something that you guys use, but we don’t.

    also as a USA person, when I think of biscuit, this is a biscuit to us:

    I think when you say “biscuit,” you are talking about the sweet treats that we call cookies.

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      Awesome, thank you - I am guilty of using a lot of British slang after all.

      Hope you have a good day!

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        Thank you.

        You’ve got me curious, if Americans call these things biscuits:

        flour

        baking powder

        sugar

        salt

        butter

        milk

        Bake in oven for 12 minutes or until tops turn lightly golden brown.

        What do UK people call these?

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          My friend, I can write my entire knowledge of baking on the back of a postage stamp in black marker, but judging by the pictures, I’d call them scones - the pronunciation of which is a matter of controversy even in the UK.

          They would be small cakes though, speaking generically!

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            You’d probably like the video series where British guys try American fast food for the first time. Specifically the one where they go to Popeyes, they called the biscuit a scone but loved it.