Ingredients:
8 oz plain flour, salt,
A level teaspoon
of cream of tartar,
A level teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda,
5 teaspoons
of caster sugar,
A Standard egg
A quarter pint of milk.
Method:
Heat a girdle or heavy based frying pan
and lightly grease.
Sift flour, salt, cream of tartar and bicarbonate
of soda together and mix in the caster sugar.
Create a well in the centre
and add the egg and some of the milk.
Slowly mix the flour into the egg
and milk, adding more milk as you go, until you have a mixture which has
the consistency of thick batter.
Drop a small amount of batter onto the greased
girdle or pan
Bubbles should rise to the top in a few seconds, if it
is the right temperature.
Drop in enough mixture to make individual small
scones.
When the underside is brown (and bubbles are bursting on the top)
turn over and cook the other side.
You may need to regrease the pan after
each batch.
Serve warm with butter and honey or jam/jelly.
Or try buttering them and sprinkling with light brown sugar!