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Scones

From San Rafael cook book, 1906, 1906

Serves 1

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

  • 1 qt. flour
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 2 cups sour milk
  • 1 teaspoon cream of Tartar
  • the same of Soda
  • a pinch of salt

Method

  1. Sift cream of tartar into flour, dissolve soda in boiling water, roll out dough about 0.5 inch thick, cut into desired shapes, and bake on a griddle.

As published

This recipe was extracted from San Rafael cook book, 1906 (1906) by Katherine Golden Bitting Collection on Gastronomy (Library of Congress), page 2. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SCONES — Agnps B. James, Ca. 1 qt. flour, 1/2 cup melted butter, 2 cups sour milk, 1 teaspoon cream of Tartar and the same of Soda, a pinch of salt

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