Wartime Buttermilk Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup white flour, plain (not self-rising)
1 cup white cornmeal, plain
1 teaspoon baking soda, scant
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup buttermilk

Preparation

Mix dry ingredients, then cut shortening in with two knives or a pastry blender.
Pour in buttermilk; mix with a fork. Forming dough into a ball, place on floured surface, and gently knead for half a minute.
Roll into a half-inch-thick sheet of dough, and cut out biscuits (you will get about 24 small biscuits out of this).
Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees F for 10-15 minutes.