CWA Australia Bakes the Largest Scone

When Ladies get together it could  be just more than just with the purpose of mere gossip.  Their actions would be speak dimensions  for their  collective gathering. When the Country Women's Association (CWA) set their sights on a giant record, they weren't just out for a bit of fun. The project to create the world’s biggest scone is just part of an awareness campaign being waged around Australia. A  group of Country Women Association (CWA)  ladies  baked out  a massive  178 Kg scone  at the Cowra Show. The previous record for the largest scone weighed was just   119.45 Kg  and was set by Shaun Mc Carthy  at  Stark Park in  Eltham, New Zealand.  Further the Mc Carthy ‘s scone also measured 117 cm in diameter  and 20 cm in height.

 The scone is a small British quick bread of Scottish origin. Scones are especially popular in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland, but are also eaten in many other countries.  The scone they cooked in Bathurst weighed in over 200kg but could not be entered into the record books because it wasn't cooked all the way through. A new attempt at the scone will be made in the lead up to CWA Awareness Day, a push to get the nation thinking about the work the CWA does. With approximately 9000 members in NSW the CWA is still a very strong community organization but they have recently been losing members at an increased rate. Jocelyn Cameron , State Honorary Secretary for the CWA of New South Wales said that it was imperative that the organization started attracting new members. As it was important to get the new generation  into the association. With many volunteer  organization  having come into the race it was crucial  for the CWA to maintain its identity  and  reinstate its role  to the society.  Cameron also added that  the members of the CWA had to work hard  for the people to  be aware of their role  in the community. Jocelyn wants to remind people that the CWA isn't just about cooking Apart from cooking  we  are active  in all sorts of community activities. From fundraising for local health and educational institutions to lobbying the government on community issues, members can get involved in a variety of activities.  A part of the CWA   is also devoted to  raising money for international communities.  The organization wants fresh induction of members irrespective of their age. So it is a desperate intention to get more and more people  involved in the varied activities of the CWA and  be more focused on community development. The  CWA  State Land Cookery Committee and the State president, Elaine Armstrong, were up mixing and preparing the ingredients at 7am.  The flour was supplied by White Wings – all 111kg of it. Also used was 33 liters of milk; 4.5kg of butter, 4.5kg of castor sugar and 492 grams of baking powder. Baking such a mammoth scone posed a lot of challenges for the CWA members, including figuring out the correct quantities of mixture needed and the best temperature to set the oven at. Mrs. Armstrong said six ladies helped mix it and it took 13 hours to cook. She said the scone was made to help raise awareness for CWA Awareness Day. The world's largest scone was then transported to Martin Place in central Sydney to be featured on the Sunday Sunrise TV show.  Starting from humble beginnings in 1922, the CWA now boasts some 25,500 members in 1500 branches nationally, who are looking and listening for ways to improve the opportunities for women and their families in local communities. 

The Largest Scone measured  a weight of 178 Kg and was set by Country Women Association  at COWRA, New South Wales, Australia on September 19, 2011.