From Mrs. G. C. Boardman, Jr

One pint flour, 1 tablespoonful lard, 1 teaspoonful salt; mix thoroughly. Add enough water to make stiff dough. Beat with hammer or knead till dough is smooth and snaps, about 20 minutes, or put through meat chopper 3 times. Roll about 1/2 inch thick; cut and prick with fork. Bake in quick oven.

Southern Beaten Biscuit

From Miss Augusta Gibbs Foute

One quart flour, 1 heaping tablespoonful butter, 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder, 1 teaspoonful salt, 1 pint milk. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and mix with butter with a spoon (or hands). Mix with the milk into as soft a dough as can be handled. Roll 1/2 inch thick and bake quickly.