Baking-Powder Biscuits (Pre-1940) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons fat
3/4 cup milk (about)

Preparation

Mix and sift dry ingredients.
Rub in fat with tips of fingers.
Add milk granually to make a soft dough use a knife in mixing.
Toss on a well floured board.
Pat and roll out to 1 inch thickness.
Cut with biscuit cutter rolled in flour.
Place close together on an oiled pan.
Bake in a hot oven 450 degrees 10-15 minutes.