CurlyShavings

Thanks to Christine over at Really Bad Cleveland Accent, I found a scone recipe that I could accomplish. Check out her blog page for the recipe; I won't reproduce it here. I followed the instructions (mostly) but substituted some home-made blueberry jelly instead of the rose hip jam. My family heads out east of Cleveland somewhere a couple times a summer to pick blueberries. We get dozens of pounds, eat lots, bake pies, turn some into jellies and jams and freeze the rest (the majority). This was jelly from the 9/2006 vintage, yum.

As frequently happens (to me, anyway), I was assured last night of the existence in our house of all the ingredients. So when I got started at 6:00 am this morning and found half the baking powder and half the half-and-half, I was disappointed. Even more so since the flour, sugar, butter and salt were whirling in the mixer.

Our local Dave's (Cedar & Fairmount) opens at 7:00 am on Saturdays. I was one of the first in. Got the baking powder, half-and-half and saw some lemons on sale. Turned around and had things in the oven very quickly. RBCA should consider some silicone baking sheets; the scones slipped right off, including the caramelized blueberry jelly that escaped.

I set up a tray with a pot of tea, some mugs, plates, forks, sugar (for the tea), spoons (for stirring the sugar) and a basket with bread blankets for the scones. Oh, and some napkins `cause the scones were looking (and ended up not being) messy.

My wife was stirring (this is now nearly 8:00 am) and the little one (15 months) was bright-eyed when I brought this steaming tray and sat it down on the bed. I think I freaked her out with the tealight/candle.

The three of us got help with that batch when the eight-year-old joined us. Another batch (this time with red sprinkles!) an hour later saw everyone full. Including the little boy pictured nearby.