Potato Scones

2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons baking powder

1 cup mashed potato

2 tablespoons shortening 3/4 cup milk

Sift flour, salt, and baking powder; add potato and shortening, and work in with finger tips; add milk, and mix to a soft dough with a knife; roll out three-quarters of an inch thick on floured board, cut with biscuit cutter, and cook on hot greased griddle about twenty minutes, turning over when half cooked. Split, butter, and serve hot.

Scotch Scones

1 cup fine oatmeal 3/4 cup scalded milk

2 tablespoons shortening

1 cup flour

4 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons sugar

Pour hot milk over oatmeal, mix well, add shortening, and let stand until cold; mix and sift flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar; add to oatmeal, and mix well; roll out three-fourths of an inch thick, cut in rounds, and cook on a greased griddle about twenty minutes, turning when half cooked.