Recipe - Grandmas Peach Shortcake

2 cup Sifted enriched flour
2 tablespoon Sugar
3 teaspoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Salt
One half cup Butter or margarine
1 Beaten egg
2/3 cup Light cream
Soft butter or margarine
4 cup Sugared cut or sliced up peaches
1 cup Heavy cream, whipped

The biscuits are almost rich as cake!

Sift together dry ingredients; cut in butter till mixture is like coarse
crumbs. Combine egg and cream; add all at once to dry ingredients, stirring
only to moisten. Turn dough out on floured surface; knead gently 1/2
minute. Pat or roll dough to One half inch. Cut 6 biscuits with floured 2
1/2inch round or fluted cutter. Bake on ungreased baking sheet in very hot
oven (450ø) about 10 minutes. Split shortcakes; butter bottom layers. Fill
and top with peaches and whipped cream. Serve warm.