Quick Biscuits

Ingredients

• One quart of sifted flour
• Two heaping tablespoonfuls of sweet, firm lard
• Two cups of new milk
• Two tablespoonfuls of Royal Baking Powder
• One teaspoonful of salt

Method

1. 1

   Sift salt, flour, and baking powder into a bowl.

2. 2

   Work the lard into the mixture until no lumps remain.

3. 3

   Pour the milk into a hollow in the center and mix until a soft mass forms.

4. 4

   Roll out to half an inch thick, cut into rounds, and place on a floured baking pan.

5. 5

   Bake for about twelve minutes in a quick oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for beginners (1884) by Marion Harland, page 7. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Quick Biscuits. One quart of sifted flour. Two heaping tablespoonfuls of sweet, firm lard. Two cups of new milk (warm from the cow if you can get it.) Two tablespoonfuls of Royal Baking Pow- der. One teaspoonful of salt

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