Scones. Time—¾ hour.
1 lb. flour, ½ pint milk, 3 oz. butter, 3 teaspoonfuls baking-powder, 1 oz. sugar.
Rub the butter into the flour, add the baking-powder and sugar, and form into a smooth paste with lukewarm milk. Roll the paste out 1½ inch thick, cut it into triangles, and bake on a greased tin ½ hour. When half done, brush over with milk.