*One of Mary Myrick’s best recipes*

Ingredients:

• 2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/3 c. shortening
• 2/3 c. milk

Preheat oven to 425 degrees (400 degrees for a dark pan). Sift flour, baking powder and salt into medium bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Add milk, stirring quickly, to form a soft dough. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface and knead about 30 seconds. Roll to ½” thickness and cut into biscuits with 2″ cutter. Place 2″ apart on cookie sheet and bake for about 12 minutes. Serve hot.

Do not over knead.

These are a “Yankee” style biscuit. The recipe is over 60 years old. I personally could make a meal of them with butter. I use these as a base for strawberry shortcake also.