Recipe for Egg Biscuits

Ingredients

  • 3 cupfuls flour
  • 1 teaspoonful salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoonful lard
  • 1 cupful sweet milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoonfuls baking powder

Directions

Sift the flour, add the salt, sugar, eggs (beaten well), lard, milk, and baking powder. "Work to a smooth dough, roll half an inch thick, cut in large; biscuits, rub over with sweet milk, lay on buttered tins, and bake brown in a quick oven.