Strawberry Shortcake

Ingredients 

10 oz plain flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 oz sugar
3 oz lard and margarine mixed
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 egg
3/4 gill milk (about 105ml)
3 - 4 ounces cream butter
1 lb strawberries
1/4 pint of mock cream (these days we would use whipped cream)

Method

• Sift together the dry ingredients and rub in the fat.
  
  
• Mix with egg and milk to form a soft dough.
  
  
• Smooth out half the dough on a greased 8 inch sandwich tin, and spread with creamed butter.
  
  
• Spread remaining dough on top.
  
  
• Bake at 400°F / 200°C / Gas Mark 5 for half an hour.
  
  
• Split cake while hot.
  
  
• Sandwich with crushed strawberries and cover with mock cream (these days we would use whipped cream) or whole berries and dust with icing sugar.
  
  
• Serve at once.