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A scone is a single-serving cake or quick bread. They are usually made of wheat, barley or oatmeal, with baking powder as a leavening agent, and are baked on sheet pans. They are often lightly sweetened and are occasionally glazed. The scone is a basic component of the cream tea or Devonshire tea. It differs from a teacake and other sweet buns, which are made with yeast. A scone is in some senses a type of pastry since it is made with essentially the same ingredients as shortcrust, though with different proportions of fat to flour.
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The pronunciation of the word within the United Kingdom varies. According to one academic study, two-thirds of the British population pronounce it /ˈskɒn/ with the preference rising to 99% in the Scottish population. Similarly, in the Republic of Ireland, they pronounce it 'scon'. Experts say this is the correct pronunciation of the term as Ireland is the birthplace of the scone. This is also the pronunciation of Australians, Canadians and New Zealanders. Others, particularly inhabitants of the United States, pronounce the word as /ˈskoʊn/, as spelt. The pronunciation /ˈskʊn/ is also used, particularly in Ireland. British dictionaries usually show the "con" form as the preferred pronunciation, while recognising that the "cone" form also exists.[1]
The Oxford Dictionaries explain that there are also regional and class differences in England connected with the different pronunciations:
There are two possible pronunciations of the word scone: the first rhymes with gone and the second rhymes with tone. In US English the pronunciation rhyming with tone is more common. In British English the two pronunciations traditionally have different regional and class associations, with the first pronunciation associated with the north of England and the northern working class, while the second is associated with the south and the middle class.
The difference in pronunciation is alluded to in the poem which contains the lines:
I asked the maid in dulcet tone
To order me a buttered scone;
The silly girl has been and gone
And ordered me a buttered scone.
The Oxford Dictionaries explain that there are also regional and class differences in England connected with the different pronunciations:
There are two possible pronunciations of the word scone: the first rhymes with gone and the second rhymes with tone. In US English the pronunciation rhyming with tone is more common. In British English the two pronunciations traditionally have different regional and class associations, with the first pronunciation associated with the north of England and the northern working class, while the second is associated with the south and the middle class.
The difference in pronunciation is alluded to in the poem which contains the lines:
I asked the maid in dulcet tone
To order me a buttered scone;
The silly girl has been and gone
And ordered me a buttered scone.
BOY I like STRAWBERRY jam on my SCONE with a CUP of tea 
FFS Reeeeead between the lines, Joel.
Old tea drinking codger that likes boys 
Set among rolling green hills in the Hunter Valley, Scone is a pleasant rural town with tree-lined streets.
It is known as the 'horse capital of Australia' and is the world's second largest thoroughbred and horse-breeding centre.
It is known as the 'horse capital of Australia' and is the world's second largest thoroughbred and horse-breeding centre.
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