Potato scones

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       Title: POTATO SCONES
  Categories: Pastry
       Yield: 8 servings
  
   1 1/2 c  Flour
     3/4 ts Salt
       1    Egg; well beaten
     1/4 c  Shortening
       4 ts Baking powder
       1 c  Mashed potatoes
            Milk
  
   Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder and salt.  Add mashed
   potatoes and shortening which have been creamed together. Add well-
   beaten egg and sufficient milk to make a roll dough. Very little milk
   is necessary.  Turn onto lightly floured board. Pat into sheet 1/2"
   thick, or divide dough into three parts, roll into rounds 1/2" thick,
   cut each of these into four pie-shaped sections, and bake in hot oven
   (450 F) 12 to 15 minutes.  Serve hot.
   
                        -- Mrs. T.M. Purdon, Santa Ana, CA
                           in The Household Searchlight Recipe Book (1934)
  
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