The Art of Living in Australia: Together with Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes and Accessory Kitchen Information by Mrs. H. Wicken

running a skewer right through the centre; if it comes out clean the cake is done. Turn it out of the tine carefully and stand on a sieve till cold. SCONES--No. 1 * 3/4 lb. Flour--1 1/2d. * * 1/2 pint Milk--1d. * * 1 oz. Butter--1d. * * 2 teaspoonsful Baking Powder--1 1/2d. * * 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. * * 1/2 pint Sour Milk * * 3 teaspoonsful Baking Powder * * 1 teaspoonful Salt--1 1/2d. * * Total Cost--31/2 d. * * 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 * * 1 oz. Sugar * * 1/2 pint Sour Milk * * 1 teaspoonful Cream of Tartar * * 1/2 teaspoonful Carbonate of Soda--1 1/2d. * * Total Cost--31/2 d. * * 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. POTATO FRITTERS * Cold Potatoes * * 1 Egg * * 2 oz. Sugar * * Nutmeg or Lemon Peel * * Hot Fat * *