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Makes about 1 dozen scones. These scones are especially good with a full-bodied tea such as Scottish Breakfast, or even Typhoo. I make them with currants, and sometimes I add cranberries (fresh or frozen, not [...]

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Resemblance comparison of Bort Ick-Ality (left) and  Micca Yolti (right). On Friday, November 4, 2011, Comicality ran into an old high school pal.  Of course, this ‘pal’, as we all already know, was not just that!  [...]