Scones
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This section is from the book "The Art Of Living In Australia", by Philip E. Muskett. Also available from Amazon: The Art of Living in Australia.
Scones
Scones - No. 1
¾ | lb. Flour..... | 1½d. |
½ | pint Milk..... | 1d. |
1 | oz. Butter ..... | 1d. |
2 | teaspoonsful Baking Powder . | 1½d. |
Total Cost - 5d. Time - 10 Minutes.
Rub the butter into the flour, stir in the baking powder, and make into a very light dough with the milk; turn on to a floured board, knead for a few minutes, roll out about half an inch thick. Cut into shapes, put on to a floured tin, and bake in a quick oven for about ten minutes. Serve either hot or cold.
Scones - No. 2
1 | lb. Flour..... | 2d. |
½ | pint Sour Milk . . . . | 1½d. |
3 | teaspoonsful Baking Powder . | |
1 | teaspoonful Salt . . . |
Total Cost - 3½d. Time - 5 Minutes.
Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together, mix into a very light dough with the milk, adding a little more milk if necessary; turn on to a floured board and knead till smooth, roll out half an inch thick. Cut into small rounds and bake for about five minutes.
Scones - No. 3
1 | lb. Flour..... | 2d. |
2 | oz. Dripping..... | 1½d. |
1 | oz. Sugar..... | |
½ | pint Sour Milk .... | |
1 | teaspoonful Cream of Tartar . | |
½ | teaspoonful Carbonate of Soda |
Total Cost - 3½d. Time - 20 Minutes.
Rub the dripping into the flour, stir in the sugar, cream of tartar, and soda. Mix into a very light dough with the milk, turn on to a floured board; divide into two parts. Flatten these out into two cakes, divide each one into four pieces, brush over with milk. Put on to a floured tin and bake in a hot oven from fifteen to twenty minutes.
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