1 lb. Flour--2d.
1/2 pint Milk--1d.
2 oz. Butter--1 1/2d.
1 Egg--1d.
2 teaspoonsful Baking Powder
1 teaspoonful Sugar--1 1/2d.
Total Cost--7d.
Time--20 Minutes.
Rub the butter into the flour, stir in the sugar and baking powder.
Beat up the egg and milk, and mix the dry ingredients into a dough with
them; divide into two pieces and form each into a flat cake. Cut
lightly across into four with a knife, put on to a buttered tin, and
bake twenty minutes. Cut open, butter, and serve.
Source:
The Art of Living in Australia
