BUTTERMILK SCONES

2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 cup lard, shortening, or vegetable oil
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup buttermilk

• Mix together the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder. Rub in the lard as for pastry until the mixture resembles bread crumbs.
• Mix the baking soda with the buttermilk and add all at once to the dry ingredients. Stir until everything is moistened
• Divide the dough into three pieces and lightly knead each piece, just enough so that it hold together well DO NOT OVER KNEAD AS THIS PRACTICE ONLY TOUGHENS THE FINISHED PRODUCT. Pat into circle 1/2 inch thick. Cut each circle into four sections
• Using a lightly greased (you do not want to fry them; scones are always baked--they are not fry bread), heavy cast iron frypan; at low temperature (the cast iron just seems to make them taste that much better) bake the scones until lightly browned on both sides (turn). Watch carefully-these burn easily. SEE ALSO: Al's Cooking Recipes-Quick Breads http://al-alex-alexander-d-girvan.blogspot.com/