I think alas has the taxonomy down quite well.
It's worth pointing out, however, that in America, you can get things called scones -- but almost always they're denser than a proper scone and have bits of dried fruit in them. Almost a combination between (American) biscuit and (American) muffin, with a bit of those (British) sticky buns with the raisins on (I remember a slang term for them involving flies but it has gone away) mixed in.
In America, if you look for a sticky bun, you'll most likely wind up with a cinnamon roll, which is syrupy and can be absolutely indulgent, but like doughnuts, really meant for consumption with coffee.
I think it's probably also worth commenting on crumpets' relationship to various griddle cakes (pancakes, pikelets, etc.). I've had some "pancakes" at a place in Gainesville (served with fresh yogurt) that were really crumpet-like. It may have been something to do with reheating them in a toaster oven, I don't know. |
