Three level tablespoons baking powder.

Sift to mix; then rub in four tablespoonfuls shortening. Break egg in
cup and fill cup with milk, turn in bowl and beat to mix. Use this for
doughing up the sweet biscuits. Work dough in bowl until smooth, turn
on lightly floured board, cut, brush tops with milk, bake in hot oven
fifteen minutes.


SCONES

Scones are delicious hot breads that are served for breakfast in the
British Isles; they replace the American pancake and for tea replace
our hot biscuits. Many varieties of scones are made in Scotland.
Currants, citron and raisins are used in the dough, while in other
parts of the United Kingdom these cakes are split, buttered and served
with marmalade or gooseberry jam.


DELICIOUS ENGLISH SCONES

Place in a mixing bowl

Four cups of sifted flour,
Two tablespoons of baking powder,
Two level tablespoons of sugar,
One-half teaspoon of salt.

Rub between the hands to thoroughly mix and then rub into the flour
five level tablespoonfuls of shortening. Now beat up an egg and then