Baking Powder Biscuits I

To 1 qt sifted flour add 3 heaping teasp baking powder, 1 level teasp salt, 1 tablesp each of lard and butter, and milk enough to make a soft dough. Mould quickly, handle as little as possible, and bake in a quick oven.- [Mrs. W. A. M., N. Y.

Baking Powder Biscuits II

To 1 qt sifted flour add 3 teasp baking powder, a little salt, 1 cup rich, sweet cream, and milk enough to make a dough of the proper consistency.-[E. T., Va.

Drop Biscuits

To every pt flour add 1/2 teasp salt, 2 teasp baking powder, and 1 tablesp melted butter, with enough sweet milk to make a stiff batter. Drop the mixture into hot gem pans, well greased, and bake in a quick oven. One pt flour will make 8 biscuits.-[Mrs. W. T. F., Mo.

Soda Biscuits

To 1 cup buttermilk add 1/2 cup cream, in which dissolve 1 level teasp soda, 1/4 teasp salt, and flour enough to roll. Cut, and bake in a quick oven.-[Mrs. J. C. S., N. Y.

Cream Tartar Biscuits

To 1 qt flour add 1 teasp salt, 1 teasp soda, 2 teasp cream tartar, mix well, and then add 4 tablesp thick, sweet cream, and water to make a soft dough. Do not roll, but press out lightly with the hands, cut, and bake 10 minutes in hot oven. -[J. E. P., N. H.

Sour Milk Biscuits

Sift 1 qt flour with 1 level teasp salt and 2 heaping teasp baking powder. Stir into this 5 tablesp sour cream, in which 1 level teasp soda has been dissolved, then add sour milk enough to make a dough of the proper consistency to roll. Cut with a biscuit cutter and bake in a quick oven. If sweetened biscuits are liked add 1/2 cup sugar.-[Mrs. J. H. S., N. Y.

Bran Biscuits

To 2 cups nice, clean bran add 1 cup wheat flour, 1 1/2 cups sour milk, 1/4 cup melted butter, 3 tablesp molasses and 1 teasp soda dissolved in a little warm water, and put in the last thing. Bake in gem pans. These are excellent for those troubled with constipation.-[Mrs. B. W. A., Cal.

Egg Biscuits

To 3 well-beaten eggs add 1 cup milk, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1 scant cup lard or butter and 4 teasp baking powder, sifted with flour enough to roll. Cut out, sprinkle sugar over each biscuit, and place a raisin in the center of each. Bake in a quick oven. -[C. B. O», Kan.

Graham Drop Biscuits

To 1 pt graham flour add 1/2 cup white flour, 1 level teasp soda, 1/2 teasp salt, 1 tablesp sugar, 1 egg, 1 tablesp thick, sour cream, and enough sour milk or buttermilk to make a stiff batter. Mix and beat well, and drop by tablespoonsful on a well greased biscuit pan, and bake in a hot oven 20 to 25 minutes, or until a light brown.-[Mrs. E. P. C., Me.

Breakfast Biscuits

To 1/2 cup sugar add 1 cup cream, 1/2 cup seeded and chopped raisins, a little salt and nutmeg, and 1 teasp baking powder sifted with flour enough to make a dough as soft as can be conveniently handled. Roll, cut, and bake as biscuits.-[A. E. R.N. H.

Blueberry Biscuits

To 1 pt flour add 1/2 teasp salt, 3 level teasp baking powder, 1 level tablesp butter, 1/4 cup sugar, and milk enough to moisten. Have batter stiff enough to keep it shaped when dropped from the spoon. Lastly add 1 cup blueberries, washed, dried and dredged with flour. Drop the batter by spoonsful in well greased gem pans, and bake 20 minutes.-[M. B., Ill