Originally Published:
Jubilee Cook Book, 1887
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Take one qt. of flour and sift it; mix thoroughly with the flour one teaspoonful of salt and two very heaping teaspoonfuls of baking powder; add a little over one-half teacupful of butter until the butter is reduced to grains as fine as oatmeal. Stir into these ingredients enough cold milk to make a soft dough; add enough flour to enable you to roll out and cut into biscuits. Handle the material as little and as quickly as possible, and bake in a quick oven.