A new treat for scone lovers!

Now some of you will read today's post and say "Yippee!" and some of you will read it and say "Yucky!", but I must tell you I was completely thrilled when my friend Deberah called me into her office yesterday and presented me with a delightful new treat. It was a can -- yes, you heard me right -- a can of Blueberry Scones!

Perhaps, like my husband, you are asking why "the queen of made-from-scratch," as he put it, should get so excited about canned scones. Well, first of all, it's something NEW! Canned scones! Who knew there even was such a thing? Deberah found them at Whole Foods and says the maker, the Immaculate Baking Co., is known for its wonderful cookies. Naturally, I got home from work and popped these right in the oven. It's extraordinary to me that scones have gone so "mainstream" that we can now pop them right out of a can, just like biscuits! I have to believe this is also a testament to the ever-increasing popularity of tea and teatime.

Now I prefer a made-from-scratch biscuit and, if you come to tea, I'd probably prefer to serve you a made-from-scratch scone. But what about those times you'd like a scone and you've run out of milk or eggs? Or what about when a friend comes by on the spur of the moment? Wouldn't it be great to have a can or two of these in the refrigerator? And of course the big question was: How do they taste? And the answer is: Pretty good! Now, these will never be confused with homemade scones, because they've got that light, airy, sort of spongey texture of a *good* canned biscuit. That said, I enjoyed mine with some berry flavored jam and I was quite pleased. The blueberries tasted like blueberries (because they are), and I also liked that the scones were made with whole wheat flour and have no trans fat. If I wanted tea and scones on a moment's notice, I would not hesitate to bake a batch of these again sometime!