evidence: THEY are Northern Ireland's go-to accompaniment for a cup of tea, but a large scone can swallow up a third of an adult's recommended daily calories, a survey has found. The north's 11 district councils sampled a variety of plain, luxury and fruit scones from coffee shops and cafés and found some contain 750 calories - the equivalent of 10 sugar cubes - even before butter and jam are added. [...] "As scones tend to be a regular favourite for many across Northern Ireland, we felt it was important to raise awareness that this common snack can contain a greater number of calories than consumers may think.