Flour, two pounds; bi-carbonate of soda, quarter of an ounce; salt, quarter of an ounce; sour buttermilk, one pint, more or less. Mix to the consistence of light dough, and roll out about half an inch thick, and cut them out to any shape you please, and bake on a girdle over a clear fire about ten or fifteen minutes; turning them to brown on both sides - or they may be done on a hot plate, or ironing-stove. A girdle is a thin plate of cast iron about twelve or fourteen inches in diameter, with a handle attached to hang it up by. - These scones are excellent tor tea, and may be eaten either cold or hot, buttered, or with cheese.