Ingredients & Directions
                
 2 3/4 c  Flour
     4 ts Baking powder
     6 tb Shortening
 1 1/4 c  Milk
     1 ts Salt
 Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder and salt. Cut in
 shortening.  Add milk, stirring sufficiently to blend well. Drop by
 teaspoonfuls onto well-oiled baking sheet. Bake in hot oven (450 F) about
 12 minutes.  These biscuits may be split, buttered, and used with various
 fruits as the basis for an emergency shortcake. 14 servings. The Household
 Searchlight – 1941
                 
                 Yields       
                1 Servings