Scrape out onto a floured board, knead lightly until smooth enough to roll, and roll thin. Rub melted butter over half of the dough and fold the other half over it. Prick it with a fork, cut into circles with a biscuit cutter, and bake in a very quick oven.
QUICK BISCUIT
Two cupfuls of buttermilk or sour milk, a teaspoonful of baking-soda, a tablespoonful of melted butter or lard, and flour to make a soft dough. Handle as little as possible, roll out, cut into circles with a biscuit cutter, and bake in a quick oven.
BUTTERMILK BISCUIT
Sift four cupfuls of flour, add a tablespoonful of melted lard, a pinch of salt, a teaspoonful of soda, and enough buttermilk to make a soft dough. Roll thin, handling as little as possible, cut into rounds, and bake in a quick oven.
EGG BISCUIT
Sift three cupfuls of flour, add a teaspoonful of salt, a tablespoonful of sugar, two eggs well beaten, a tablespoonful of melted lard, and a cupful of sweet milk to which has been added half a teaspoonful each of soda and cream of
