Tour Scotland Photograph Home Baked Custard Creams Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of home baked Custard Creams from a wee shop in Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. A custard cream is a type of biscuit popular in the British Isles. Its structure is that of a sandwich, with a creamy, custard flavoured centre between two flat biscuit layers. Traditionally, the filling was buttercream, which is still used in home made recipes, but nowadays cheaper fats have replaced butter in mass produced biscuits. The filling tastes of vanilla and as such is more akin to the taste of custard made with custard powder than egg custard. It is believed that the custard cream biscuit originated in 1908.



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Tour Scotland Photograph Melville Monument Edinburgh

Tour Scotland photograph of the Melville Monument, St Andrews Square, Edinburgh, Scotland. Erected in 1823 in honour of Henry Dundas, the Melville Monument stands proud in St Andrews Square. Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville PC, born 28th of April 1742, died 28th of May 1811, was a Scottish lawyer and politician. He was the first Secretary of State for War and both the first and last person to be impeached in the United Kingdom. The statue depicts Dundas looking towards George Street.



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September 22nd Evening Photograph Scotland

September 22nd evening photograph of the sky above Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Dark rain clouds coming in from the West this evening.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Rising Moon Edinburgh Castle

Tour Scotland photograph of the moon rising above Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh Castle is built upon the remains of an extinct volcano, originally known as Lookout Hill but now known as Castle Rock, which has been used as a stronghold for over 3000 years. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of King David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until the Union of the Crowns in 1603.



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Photograph Apricot Scones Scotland

Photograph of Apricot Scones baked at Destiny Antiques, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Simply titled Scones, this quality publication educates the reader about the history of scones, provides numerous tips and tricks to achieve the best results and includes a conversion chart to cater for international readership. Each of the 50 mouth-watering recipes has its own introduction and full colour photograph. While the book first appears to have a narrow focus, it quickly broadens the reader's expectations as to what can be achieved, with a huge number of variations on the base subject e.g. Cranberry and Greek yoghurt pinwheels or sour cream griddle scones. Scones.