1. My dog is a champion boxer.
2. "Happy Moo Year" (2009 The Year of the Cow or Ox)
3. As the shoe said to the hat: "You go on ahead, I'll follow on foot."
4. A pun is a punishable offence.
5. Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted.
(See Post 12, Melanie's list of the 10 Best Things in London, Number 8 and go to your dictionary for the meaning of "quoted"!))
6. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
7. I do it for the pun of it.
8. Those who jump off a Paris bridge are in Seine.
9. I'd like to go to Holland one day, wooden shoe?
10. A music shop had a small sign which read: "Bach in a Minuet."
That's enough!!!!
If puns are not your cup of tea.. and I do apologize because some are VERY difficult... here's my recipe for scones. They are SO easy to make.
225 g flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
A pinch of salt
75 g butter at room temperature
50 g mixed dried fruit (I use dried cranberries)
1 egg, beaten
3 - 4 tablespoons milk
Mix together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Then add the butter and mix with your hands until the mixture looks crumbly. Add the dried fruit and then pour in the beaten egg and add 3 tablespoons of milk. Mix first with a knife, then with your hands. Add a little more milk if the dough seems too dry. Make a ball then roll it out on a lightly floured surface. Use a glass to cut 12 round shapes about 2.5 cm thick. Place the scones on a lightly buttered baking sheet and the dust with a little flour.
Bake the scones for 10 to 12 minutes in a very hot oven, about 200° - 220°
Serve very fresh, split open, with butter, marmalade or cream.
They are best eaten on the day they are made. You can freeze them.
Enjoy them with a cup of tea!
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FYI = For Your Information:
Pronunciation:
"pun" rhymes with "one" "won" "done" "fun"
"scone" has two pronunciations: "scone" like "phone", "stone";
OR "scone" with the "o" in "not", "hot", "pot"
Scone, rhymes with "soon" = A village of central Scotland northeast of Perth. The old part of the village was the coronation site of Scottish kings until 1651. The Stone of Scone, or Stone of Destiny, which served as a throne during the coronation rites, was taken to England by Edward I in 1296 and kept in Westminster Abbey beneath the chair used during the crowning of British monarchs. The Stone of Scone was returned to Scotland in November 1996.
This is something Peter explained to us when we visited Westminister Abbey.
Jane
