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Scone vs Puftaloon - What's the difference?

scone | puftaloon |

As a proper noun scone

is a village north of perth in scotland; the coronation site of scottish kings until 1651.

As a noun puftaloon is

(australia) a fried scone-like fritter originally from australia.

scone

English

Noun

(wikipedia scone) (en noun)
  • A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle
  • (Utah) frybread served with honey butter spread on the cooked bread

    • Verb

  • To hit, especially on the head.

    • Anagrams

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    puftaloon

    English

    (wikipedia puftaloon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Australia) A fried scone-like fritter originally from Australia.
  • * 1983 , , Encyclopedia of Food and Cookery: The Complete Kitchen Companion from A to Z , 2009, page 484,
    • It seems that puftaloons' are particular to Australia, where, traditionally, they are eaten hot with golden syrup or treacle. ' Puftaloons are a type of scone dough fried in plenty of hot dripping or a light vegetable oil.
  • * 2002 , Marion Houldsworth, Barefoot Through the Bindies: Growing Up in North Queensland in the Early 1900s , 2012, page 4,
    • And the puftaloons' that he would make! He?d mix up a batter and put them in the frying-pan. '''Puftaloons''' are just like scones, only they?re fried in the pan instead of baked in the oven, because we always had plenty of dripping. ' Puftaloons and syrup! We used to love them. That was a treat!
  • * 2006 , Pip Wilson, Faces in the Street: Louisa and Henry Lawson and the Castlereagh Street Push , page 423,
    • Returning to the kitchen she puts the kettle on for the hot water bottle, and takes some cold puftaloons from the icebox, placing them on the stove to warm for a few minutes while she writes a short note on a piece of quarto paper.