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Scone recipe for working mums

Phred · 2007-08-16T15:01:13+00:00

Staff of a local organisation had their annual "scone off" competition recently. The winning entry was a "savoury scone" with a bit of chili etc -- not what *I* would call a real scone, but I wasn't there to disqualify it. :-) The recipe that appealed to me was so simple it was absurd. The admin officer who "created" it justified it on the basis "Working mums need to do things easily and quickly." It didn't win, but I might even try it out if I ever get a working oven again. 🙂 So, what's this secret recipe? As told to me _en passant_ in the corridors of power, so to speak: Ingredients: 3 cups self raising flower 1 can Campbells pumpkin soup. Method: Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on tray. Bake until done. Result: A harvest of pumpkin scones! (If Flo was dead she would be turning in her grave! Come to think of it, if she hears about this she'll probably hand in her chips!) Cheers, Phred. -- [email hidden]

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Phred
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16 August 2007, 15:01 UTC #1

Staff of a local organisation had their annual "scone off"
competition recently. The winning entry was a "savoury scone" with a
bit of chili etc -- not what *I* would call a real scone, but I wasn't
there to disqualify it. :-)
The recipe that appealed to me was so simple it was absurd. The admin
officer who "created" it justified it on the basis "Working mums need
to do things easily and quickly." It didn't win, but I might even try
it out if I ever get a working oven again. 🙂
So, what's this secret recipe? As told to me _en passant_ in the
corridors of power, so to speak:
Ingredients:
3 cups self raising flower
1 can Campbells pumpkin soup.
Method:
Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on tray.
Bake until done.
Result:
A harvest of pumpkin scones!
(If Flo was dead she would be turning in her grave! Come to think of
it, if she hears about this she'll probably hand in her chips!)
Cheers, Phred.
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Becca
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16 August 2007, 15:16 UTC #2

Phred said:
Staff of a local organisation had their annual "scone off"
competition recently. The winning entry was a "savoury scone" with a
bit of chili etc -- not what *I* would call a real scone, but I wasn't
there to disqualify it. :-)
The recipe that appealed to me was so simple it was absurd. The admin
officer who "created" it justified it on the basis "Working mums need
to do things easily and quickly." It didn't win, but I might even try
it out if I ever get a working oven again. 🙂
So, what's this secret recipe? As told to me _en passant_ in the
corridors of power, so to speak:
Ingredients:
3 cups self raising flower
1 can Campbells pumpkin soup.
Method:
Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on tray.
Bake until done.
Result:
A harvest of pumpkin scones!
(If Flo was dead she would be turning in her grave! Come to think of
it, if she hears about this she'll probably hand in her chips!)
Cheers, Phred.
That recipe sounds great. Got any more?
Becca

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readandpostrosie
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16 August 2007, 16:19 UTC #3

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Quoted message said:
Ingredients:
3 cups self raising flower
1 can Campbells pumpkin soup.
Method:
Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on tray. Bake
until done.
Result:
A harvest of pumpkin scones!
by self-rising flour, do you mean BISQUICK?

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Anny Middon
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16 August 2007, 17:16 UTC #4

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Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Ingredients:
3 cups self raising flower
1 can Campbells pumpkin soup.
Method:
Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on tray.
Bake until done.
Result:
A harvest of pumpkin scones!
by self-rising flour, do you mean BISQUICK?

I think what's meant is "self-rising flour" -- it contains a leavening agent
(baking powder, I think, but may also have baking soda) and salt. Bisquik
of course also has that, but also has fat (I think in the form of
shortening, but may be oil).
But what's Campbell's pumpkin soup? I've never seen it. Is it sweet or
savory?
Anny

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readandpostrosie
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16 August 2007, 17:33 UTC #5

"Anny Middon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"readandpostrosie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Ingredients:
> 3 cups self raising flower
> 1 can Campbells pumpkin soup.
>
> Method:
> Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on tray.
> Bake until done.
>
> Result:
> A harvest of pumpkin scones!
by self-rising flour, do you mean BISQUICK?

I think what's meant is "self-rising flour" -- it contains a leavening
agent (baking powder, I think, but may also have baking soda) and salt.
Bisquik of course also has that, but also has fat (I think in the form of
shortening, but may be oil).
But what's Campbell's pumpkin soup? I've never seen it. Is it sweet or
savory?
Anny
i don't believe i have ever seen it either...............maybe the campbells
select?

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sf
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16 August 2007, 17:52 UTC #6

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:01:13 GMT, [email hidden] (Phred)
Quoted message said:

So, what's this secret recipe? As told to me _en passant_ in the
corridors of power, so to speak:
Ingredients:
3 cups self raising flower
1 can Campbells pumpkin soup.
Method:
Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on tray.
Bake until done.
Result:
A harvest of pumpkin scones!
Campbell's *pumpkin* soup? I didn't know they made anything like
that!
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/kitchen/recipe_detail.aspx?id=101
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sf
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16 August 2007, 18:06 UTC #7

readandpostrosie said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Ingredients:
3 cups self raising flower
1 can Campbells pumpkin soup.
Method:
Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on tray. Bake
until done.
Result:
A harvest of pumpkin scones!
by self-rising flour, do you mean BISQUICK?
Self rising flour is on the shelf next to the all purpose but you can
make your own
How To Make Self-Rising Flour
1. Using a dry measure, measure the desired amount of flour into a
separate container.
2. For each cup of all-purpose flour, add 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking
powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
3. Mix to combine.
http://southernfood.about.com/cs/breads/ht/self_rise_flour.htm
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Steve Wertz
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16 August 2007, 20:10 UTC #8

sf said:
Campbell's *pumpkin* soup? I didn't know they made anything like
that!
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/kitchen/recipe_detail.aspx?id=101
Only available in Australia from the looks of it.
-sw

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PeterLucas
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16 August 2007, 21:22 UTC #9

"Anny Middon" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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"readandpostrosie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> Ingredients:
> 3 cups self raising flower
> 1 can Campbells pumpkin soup.
>
> Method:
> Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on
> tray. Bake until done.
>
> Result:
> A harvest of pumpkin scones!
by self-rising flour, do you mean BISQUICK?

I think what's meant is "self-rising flour" -- it contains a leavening
agent (baking powder, I think, but may also have baking soda) and
salt.
How to make it.
http://southernfood.about.com/cs/breads/ht/self_rise_flour.htm
Quoted message said:
Bisquik of course also has that, but also has fat (I think in
the form of shortening, but may be oil).
But what's Campbell's pumpkin soup? I've never seen it. Is it sweet
or savory?
Both.
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/brands/product_detail.aspx?product_id=39
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/brands/product_detail.aspx?product_id=20
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/brands/product_detail.aspx?product_id=79
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/brands/product_detail.aspx?product_id=82
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/brands/product_detail.aspx?product_id=129
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/brands/products_by_brand.aspx
Google is your friend.
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Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia
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the night to do violence to those who would do them harm"
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Nina Pretty Ballerina
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17 August 2007, 00:05 UTC #10

"PeterLucas" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Anny Middon" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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"readandpostrosie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>> Ingredients:
>> 3 cups self raising flower
>> 1 can Campbells pumpkin soup.
>>
>> Method:
>> Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on
>> tray. Bake until done.
>>
>> Result:
>> A harvest of pumpkin scones!
by self-rising flour, do you mean BISQUICK?

I think what's meant is "self-rising flour" -- it contains a leavening
agent (baking powder, I think, but may also have baking soda) and
salt.
How to make it.
http://southernfood.about.com/cs/breads/ht/self_rise_flour.htm
Quoted message said:
Bisquik of course also has that, but also has fat (I think in
the form of shortening, but may be oil).
But what's Campbell's pumpkin soup? I've never seen it. Is it sweet
or savory?
Both.
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/brands/product_detail.aspx?product_id=39
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/brands/product_detail.aspx?product_id=20
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/brands/product_detail.aspx?product_id=79
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/brands/product_detail.aspx?product_id=82
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/brands/product_detail.aspx?product_id=129
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/brands/products_by_brand.aspx
Google is your friend.
--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia
"People sleep safely in their beds because rough men stand ready in
the night to do violence to those who would do them harm"
-- George Orwell
that pumpkin soup used to (?) have a recipe on the side for a pasta sauce,
was yum. Sure, full of fat, but yum. and dead easy.
scones sound good!
a lot gets lots in translation doesnt it?!
chris

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Little Malice
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17 August 2007, 00:44 UTC #11

One time on Usenet said:
On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:01:13 GMT, [email hidden] (Phred)
Quoted message said:

So, what's this secret recipe? As told to me _en passant_ in the
corridors of power, so to speak:
Ingredients:
3 cups self raising flower
1 can Campbells pumpkin soup.
Method:
Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on tray.
Bake until done.
Result:
A harvest of pumpkin scones!
Campbell's *pumpkin* soup? I didn't know they made anything like
that!
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/kitchen/recipe_detail.aspx?id=101
I'm not sure that they sell it in the U.S. -- if you search the
Campbell's web site, they don't mention it at all. All the cites
I've seen in this thread are for Oz...
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Jani in WA

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sf
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17 August 2007, 01:01 UTC #12

On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:44:28 GMT, [email hidden] (Little
Malice) said:
One time on Usenet said:
On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:01:13 GMT, [email hidden] (Phred)
Quoted message said:

So, what's this secret recipe? As told to me _en passant_ in the
corridors of power, so to speak:
Ingredients:
3 cups self raising flower
1 can Campbells pumpkin soup.
Method:
Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on tray.
Bake until done.
Result:
A harvest of pumpkin scones!
Campbell's *pumpkin* soup? I didn't know they made anything like
that!
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/kitchen/recipe_detail.aspx?id=101
I'm not sure that they sell it in the U.S. -- if you search the
Campbell's web site, they don't mention it at all. All the cites
I've seen in this thread are for Oz...
Don't you think it's odd?
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Amarantha
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17 August 2007, 05:00 UTC #13

[email hidden] (Phred) wrote in news:5ij73bF3mkjdsU1
@mid.individual.net:
Quoted message said:

Ingredients:
3 cups self raising flower
1 can Campbells pumpkin soup.
Method:
Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on tray.
Bake until done.
Result:
A harvest of pumpkin scones!
Ooo, might have to try that with homemade pumpkin soup. Thanks for the
recipe 🙂
K

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The Truthful Assh0le
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17 August 2007, 05:40 UTC #14

(Phred) said:
Staff of a local organisation had their annual "scone off"
competition recently. The winning entry was a "savoury scone" with a
bit of chili etc -- not what *I* would call a real scone, but I wasn't
there to disqualify it. :-)

Besides, you're utterly unqualified.
Quoted message said:
The recipe that appealed to me was so simple it was absurd. The admin
officer who "created" it justified it on the basis "Working mums need
to do things easily and quickly." It didn't win, but I might even try
it out if I ever get a working oven again. 🙂
Do they use the phrase, White Trash, in Oz?
Quoted message said:

So, what's this secret recipe? As told to me _en passant_ in the
corridors of power, so to speak:
Ingredients:
3 cups self raising flower
1 can Campbells pumpkin soup.
Method:
Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on tray.
Bake until done.
Result:
A harvest of pumpkin scones!
Proof that crappy cooking isn't exclusively American.
Quoted message said:

(If Flo was dead she would be turning in her grave! Come to think of
it, if she hears about this she'll probably hand in her chips!)
What? You know someone named Flo who actually has standards when it
comes to cooking?
Quoted message said:

Cheers, Phred.
--Bryan

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mªdcªt
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17 August 2007, 08:28 UTC #15

x-no-archive: yes On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:01:13 GMT,
(Phred) said:
Staff of a local organisation had their annual "scone off"
competition recently. The winning entry was a "savoury scone" with a
bit of chili etc -- not what *I* would call a real scone, but I wasn't
there to disqualify it. :-)
The recipe that appealed to me was so simple it was absurd. The admin
officer who "created" it justified it on the basis "Working mums need
to do things easily and quickly." It didn't win, but I might even try
it out if I ever get a working oven again. 🙂
So, what's this secret recipe? As told to me _en passant_ in the
corridors of power, so to speak:
Ingredients:
3 cups self raising flower
1 can Campbells pumpkin soup.
Method:
Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on tray.
Bake until done.
Result:
A harvest of pumpkin scones!
WTF???!?!?
This is SO utterly simple, I am going to try this this weekend.
(It sounds like it's going to be a rainy weekend woohoo.)
What size can of soup, btw?
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Phred
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17 August 2007, 13:03 UTC #16

In article said:
x-no-archive: yes On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:01:13 GMT,
(Phred) said:
Staff of a local organisation had their annual "scone off"
competition recently. The winning entry was a "savoury scone" with a
bit of chili etc -- not what *I* would call a real scone, but I wasn't
there to disqualify it. :-)
The recipe that appealed to me was so simple it was absurd. The admin
officer who "created" it justified it on the basis "Working mums need
to do things easily and quickly." It didn't win, but I might even try
it out if I ever get a working oven again. 🙂
So, what's this secret recipe? As told to me _en passant_ in the
corridors of power, so to speak:
Ingredients:
3 cups self raising flower
1 can Campbells pumpkin soup.
Method:
Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on tray.
Bake until done.
Result:
A harvest of pumpkin scones!
WTF???!?!?
This is SO utterly simple, I am going to try this this weekend.
(It sounds like it's going to be a rainy weekend woohoo.)
What size can of soup, btw?
Well I can't be sure until I can ask the lady again on Monday, but I
*assume* it's just the standard 410 g can. [Those cans are all the
same size irrespective on content and are all around 400 g/ml
depending on what's inside.]
As one of you out there mentioned, it might be made with home made
pumpkin soup too. In fact, that might be even better! (As a mate
said at the pub tonight -- "Pumpkin scones made with tinned soup?...
Well I suppose they might at least be yellow!"😉
I'll be interested to hear how yours turn out if you go ahead. As I
mentioned, they didn't *win* the scone competition, but they were
quite edible. :-)
Cheers, Phred.
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Phred
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17 August 2007, 13:28 UTC #17

In article <[email hidden]>, The Truthful Assh0le <[email hidden]> wrote:
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What? You know someone named Flo who actually has standards when it
comes to cooking?
If you haven't heard of Flo in relation to pumpkin scones you're
hopelessly out of your depth in this thread. Where do we send
flowers?
Cheers, Phred.
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Little Malice
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17 August 2007, 22:53 UTC #18

One time on Usenet said:
On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:44:28 GMT, [email hidden] (Little
Malice) said:
One time on Usenet said:
On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:01:13 GMT, [email hidden] (Phred)
wrote:
>
>So, what's this secret recipe? As told to me _en passant_ in the
>corridors of power, so to speak:
>
>Ingredients:
>3 cups self raising flower
>1 can Campbells pumpkin soup.
>
>Method:
>Mix ingredients. Divide into convenient bits and space out on tray.
>Bake until done.
>
>Result:
>A harvest of pumpkin scones!
Campbell's *pumpkin* soup? I didn't know they made anything like
that!
http://www.campbellsoup.com.au/kitchen/recipe_detail.aspx?id=101
I'm not sure that they sell it in the U.S. -- if you search the
Campbell's web site, they don't mention it at all. All the cites
I've seen in this thread are for Oz...
Don't you think it's odd?
Oh, absolutely! Seems like a strange thing to have on the store
shelves -- I wonder if they really sell that much..?
--
Jani in WA

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Caesar
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18 August 2007, 00:42 UTC #19

Flowers work?
C.

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18 August 2007, 05:08 UTC #20

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Flowers work?

hehe - didn't even notice that when I read it.

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