Making 48 servings or 12 dozen scones
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3 lb raisins
6 cups hot water
6 lb flour (24 cups)
3 lb sugar (6 cups)
rind of 5 oranges
3 teaspoons salt
2 Tablespoons baking soda
2 Tablespoons baking powder
2 Tablespoons baking soda
2 Tablespoons nutmeg
1½ lb butter
1½ quarts buttermilk (6 cups)
Special equipment
- none
Special Instructions for quantity cookery
- Well, yes, forming that many round scones is a real chore. And professional cookbooks recommend rolling out the dough and slicing it diagonally. But, c'mon! who ever heard of rhomboidal scones?
