Are you excited by the arrival of the newest Prince? How about celebrating by making these royal scones?
In August 1959, Queen Elizabeth entertained President Dwight Eisenhower at Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands. One of the dishes she served was drop scones. The next year, she was reminded of his visit and her promise to share the recipe, and she mailed it to him.
She included some help to make the recipes work for an American cook. She noted that treacle (sugar syrup) could be used for caster sugar. But you have to wonder, exactly how a big a teacup should the cook use?
(You might remember that we also suggested making these scones for William and Kate’s wedding too. It’s just such a fun document that we can’t resist! National Archives, Queen Elizabeth’s Scone Recipe, 01/24/1960, ARC 5721363)
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