Strawberry Short Cake

Ingredients

• 1 quart Flour
• 1 teaspoonful Salt
• 2 heaping teaspoonfuls Baking powder
• 2 tablespoonfuls Butter
• 1 pint Milk
• 2 dozen Strawberries
• as needed Sugar
• as needed Cream

Instructions

1. 1Sift the flour, salt, and baking powder together. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the milk and mix into a smooth dough, just soft enough to handle.
2. 2Divide the dough in half and roll out to the size of breakfast plates. Lay on a greased baking tin and bake in a hot oven at 400°F (200°C) for 20 minutes. Separate the cakes without cutting.
3. 3Have two dozen strawberries peeled and cut in slices. Use half of them to cover the bottom halves of the shortcake. Sprinkle plentifully with sugar and cream. Lay on the top halves with the crust downwards. Use the rest of the fruit over them, and sugar plentifully.