wee_ginga_yin
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Traditional Scottish song.
Meanwhile, please spare a thought for us - it's not easy being a Brit ....
And I give you a history of the Union Jack ....
I found this definition of "biscuit" ...
"In the UK, a cookie is a soft, squishy, moist "biscuit" (for lack of a better word) ... A British "biscuit" is an American "cookie" and an American "cookie" is a British "cookie" and an American "biscuit" is a British "scone" and an American "scone" is something else entirely."
So, there you have it! The Playlist is up to date ... please keep the contributions coming.
I'd have thought, Lil, living in France, you'd know that 'biscuit' comes from the French for 'twice-cooked' ('bis'+'cuit')!!
As to the others:
"Cookie" comes from the Dutch "koekje", a small cake.
"Scone", believe it or not, is Scottish, and comes from the German schön, as in schönbrot - fine bread. A genuine Scottish scone is almost inedible though - you'd break your teeth trying to chew it.
This one ... comes from 1937, originating from the show "Me and My Girl" from which it was adapted into a dance which swept the country. The instructions are from Arthur Murray. (The only Creative Commons video I could find was a rather lack-lustre version which looks as though it's being performed at a school prom ... but you can get the general idea.)
https://youtu.be/PAvpiP2rrdY
Hello, Paul! How DARE it!!!