A MEAL IN AN EMERGENCY This article is issued by the Home Science Extension branch. Adult Education Department. University of Otago. Meals that have to be prepared out of nothing are usually wanted in a hurry, just to make it more difficult! But you can cope very well with the aid of a tin of meat or fish, some tinned or bottled vegetables and a scone mix. Here is the recipe for the scone basic mix.

SCONE BASIC MIX 2 lbs sifted flour. 4 ozs butter 4 tablespoons baking powder 1 tablespoon salt 1. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt. 2. Cut or rub in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse oatmeal. The mix is now ready for storing. Dry skim milk can be added to the mix. Use ½ cup dried skim milk to the basic mix and use water instead of milk when preparing the scones. For 1 dozen 2 inch scones take: 2 cups basic scone mix ½ cup milk 1. Make well in centre of mix, pour milk into “well”. Stir rapidly with knife, spatula, or fork until blended. 2. Knead (with fingers) 15 strokes on a lightly floured board. 3. Cut and bake on baking sheet in a hot oven (450°) for 10 minutes.

SALMON WRAP With a tin of salmon, a tin or jar of green peas, and 2 cups of scone mix, you can make salmon wrap. Tuna or silver cod could be used equally well. Make up the mix by adding milk or water, and roll out the dough thinly to an oblong shape. Brush the dough with melted butter, and then spread the flaked salmon evenly all over. Next the green peas, and a sprinkling of chopped parsley. Roll up the dough into a long roll, and put it in a greased casserole or baking dish. This will take 30–40 minutes in a moderately hot oven…425•F. or No. 6 in gas. While it cooks you could make an egg sauce to serve it…one cup of thin white sauce with a hard cooked egg chopped or sliced into it. You could add cheese to the sauce instead of egg, if eggs are at a premium.

BOTH IODIZED Both with rustproof plastic pourer