The girls made these ration scones, with or without the dates, a few times during our World War 1 unit study. They are very simple to make and, whilst they are not as fluffy as normal scones, ration scones are delicious.
Ration Scone Recipe
Abigail in particular enjoyed making these Ration Scones multiple times over the length of our Great War unit study, and served them at war poetry tea times as well as family night war films:
You will need:
5 oz flour,
2 oz lard,
2 oz dates,
1 teaspoonful baking powder,
1 egg (well beaten),
a small amount of milk.
Mix the flour and baking powder
Rub the lard into the flour mixture
Chop the dates and add to the mixture
Add the egg and enough milk to bind
Mix all together thoroughly, roll out and use a mug to cut out circles of the dough
Bake in a preheated oven (200 degrees Celsius for ten minutes)
Serving the Ration Scones
These scones can be served with butter, or you can make some hedgerow jam. This is a super simple jam with 2 Ib of fruit from the hedgerow or from the garden, some lemon juice and 1 Ib sugar:
Absolutely delish!
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