Savoury splits

I had rather more success with my "savoury splits" (delicious, filling things to have during a day's hard work or night watch) than with my earlier attempt at "potato scones".


Although I'm not sure just how much grated vegetable filling one can get into scones only about two inches across!

(Looks as if this is a scan of the original cutting my recipe was transcribed from: 2nd March 1941).


I misread the recipe and used mashed potato instead of "sieved cooked potato", so my splits weren't all that economical -- I was effectively adding double quantities of butter! It does explain why I needed far less than 4 tablespoons of milk, though... and why the offcut that I ate (unsplit) tasted so good ;-)

I was very intrigued to discover that it's apparently possible to make your own vinegar just by saving your apple peel...