Dropscones

• 8 oz self-raising flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 oz</

Heat the griddle. Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl; make a well in the centre and add the egg and half the milk. Stir until the mixture is thick and smooth, then add the rest of the milk gradually, stirring all the time, until it is the consistency of cream. Pour into a jug.

Rub a piece of lard the size of a hazelnut quickly over the hot griddle on the point of a knife. Pour the batter