Let me be clear before we start. Tesco is evil and I rarely shop there if I can avoid it, but I was at work and the only shop within striking distance of White City on a Sunday is the scary miniature Tesco. And those miniature shops only sell the most expensive supermarket brands, hence I paid the princely sum of £1.47 for a pack of 4 scones.

I served these with butter and home-made strawberry jam (which was, of course, excellent). All done properly on good china - none of which I can fault of course, because I did it.

Down to business, the scone. For some reason these scones are square instead of round. That is just perverse. Presumably Tesco think that by altering the shape of the scone it somehow looks more authentic and homemade. Pah! No idiot would make square scones at home. Scones should be round.

Tesco claim that, “Succulent sultanas fill these melt-in-the-mouth crumbly scones, rich in butter churned from Cornish cream and lightly baked to perfection.”

I claim that these scones are averagely-sized, overly heavy and on the dry side. The sultanas, are just sultanas really, they are not the big juicy sultanas the word succulent would lead you to expect. As far as ‘rich in butter…’ goes. You wouldn’t know. Tastewise, these are just the same as any supermarket scone filled with hydrogenated engine oil. There’s no melting in the mouth here. These scones require a sturdy chew.

They do the job, but are definitely nothing to write home about. If these are what Tesco consider to be ‘Finest’ I venture into their regular scones with some trepidation.

£1.47 for a pack of 4. Overpriced rubbish.
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This blog has not been abandoned. It just looks that way because its winter and day trips to tearooms happen a lot less in the winter. But I am already planning some trips for 2008.

However, to keep some scone action going in the meanwhile, I have decided to start a campaign of eating cream teas in the privacy of my home. There’s no point reviewing the quality of cups of tea that I make, because of course I make a good cup of tea. But I can let you know what I think of the various ready-made scones available in the supermarkets and bakeries of our good nation.

So hold yourself in readiness, and the scone joys will recontinue very soon… –>