"Sweet or savoury home made scones for afternoon tea can be made quickly and easily as you can see in this traditional British recipe and they are delicious both hot or cold. The success of scones depends on working as quickly and as lightly as possible, keeping all the ingredients as cool as possible and if you want to ensure yours are light, fluffy and well risen have a look at these simple tips to making the perfect scone. How to Make Perfect, Light Scones This recipe is for a plain scone but these can quickly be changed to fruit, cheese and or any other favour you may want to add, (cherry, cranberry, lemon, orange and so on) check out the notes below...."