c("Preheat the oven to 450.", "Mix dry ingredients together, reserving 1 Tbsp sugar.", "Cut butter into bits and rub into dry ingredients until thoroughly blended.", "(Or pulse in food processor).   Beat 2 eggs with cream, and blend into dry  ingredients with a few swift strokes.", "Use only a few more strokes to add  raisins.", "Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead 10 times; no more.   If it is very sticky, add a little flour, but very little; don't worry if it  sticks a bit to your hands.", 
"Press the dough into a 3/4 inch rectangle and cut  into 2 inch rounds with a biscuit cutter or glass.", "Place the rounds on an  ungreased baking sheet.  Gently reshape the leftover dough and cut again; this  recipe will produce 10-14 biscuits.", "Beat the remaining egg with 1 tablespoonful  of water and brush the top of each scone; sprinkle each with a little of the  remaining sugar.", "Bake 7-9 minutes, or until the scones are a beautiful golden  brown.", "These keep better than biscuits, but should still be eaten the same day  you make them.", 
"Seven Easy Additions to Cream Scones:", "--Stir one-half cup or more chopped nuts into the prepared batter.", "--Use up to fifty percent whole wheat flour.", "--Substitute fresh fruit (apples, pears, peaches), whole berries (blueberries, cranberries) or minced dried fruit (figs, apricots) for the raisins.", "--Add one teaspoonful or more of cinnamon or ginger, or a pinch of nutmeg or allspice to the dried ingredients.", "--Add one-half cup grated cheese along with the eggs and cream; reduce the sugar to one teaspoon.", 
"--Add minced fresh herbs to taste-dill, parsley, and chevril are especially good; reduce the sugar to one teaspoonful.", "--Add one-half cup or more of minced cooked meat along with the eggs and cream; reduce the sugar to one teaspoon.")