Corn Meal Biscuits

1 cup flour.

1 cup corn meal.

4 teaspoons baking powder.

1/2 teaspoon salt.

1 tablespoon sugar.

2 tablespoons shortening. 3/4 (about) cup of milk.

Sift all dry ingredients. Rub or chop in shortening. Add milk gradually. Turn in a slightly floured board, and roll about 1/3 inch thick. Cut with a biscuit cutter, brush over with melted shortening and fold over like Parker House rolls. Bake in a hot oven about 15 minutes.

Surprise Biscuits

Make the baking powder biscuit dough. Roll to 1/3 inch thick and cut into 3 inch squares. Place a frankfurter sausage in the center of each biscuit then fold over and press the edges firmly together. Place on a baking pan, brush over the top with melted shortening and bake about 20 minutes in a hot oven. An excellent luncheon dish.

New England Butter Buns

Make the baking powder biscuit dough. Roll about 1/3 inch thick and cut with a biscuit cutter. Heat a pancake griddle to a moderate heat, rub lightly with fat and place the biscuits on top. When brown on one side turn over to finish cooking.

Maple Nut Biscuits

Follow biscuit recipe. Roll dough to 1/4 inch in thickness; brush over with melted shortening, sprinkle with finely shaved maple sugar (brown sugar may be substituted); add 1/2 cup of finely chopped walnuts; roll up as for a jelly roll, and cut in 1/2 inch pieces; place upright on a greased pan, and bake in a medium hot oven about 20 minutes.

Scones

Follow baking powder biscuit recipe making these changes: add 1 well-beaten egg and extra yolk, reserving one white of egg. Use enough milk to make the consistency of biscuit dough. Roll 1/2 inch thick, brush over with the unbeaten egg white, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and bake in a hot oven about 15 minutes. These may be split open and served with jelly or jam.

Cinnamon Rolls

Use baking powder biscuit recipe. Roll to1/4 inch thickness, brush over with melted shortening, sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar (brown, granulated or maple), 1/2 cup seedless raisins, 1/3 teaspoon cinnamon. Roll like a jelly-roll, cut off pieces 3/4 inch in thickness. Place on well-greased pan and bake in hot oven 15 minutes.

Drop Dumplings

Follow baking powder biscuit recipe, making these changes: Use 2 teaspoons of shortening and 1 cup of milk. The dough should be spongy and full of holes. Drop on boiling stew, cover tightly and steam 15 minutes. The success of a light dumpling depends upon constantly boiling liquid and not removing cover during cooking. Steamed dumplings are made from biscuit foundation, using only 2 teaspoons of shortening. Cut as for biscuits, place on a greased pan and steam in a steamer over hot water 15 minutes. Dumplings are less apt to be soggy, if cooked in this way.

Plain Meat Pie Crust

Use 1/2 baking powder biscuit recipe. Roll out to 1/2 inch thickness and place on top of baking dish containing meat. Bake in a hot oven. A richer crust can be made by doubling the amount of shortening.

Popovers

1 cup milk. 1 cup flour. 1/2 teaspoon salt.

2 eggs.

1 teaspoon melted butter.

Add flour and salt to milk and beat well with an egg beater. Then add 1 unbeaten egg at a time, beating thoroughly. Add melted shortening. Have iron muffin pans or custard cups very hot, grease well, pour in popover batter and bake in a medium hot oven about 40 minutes. Care should be taken not to take from the oven too soon or the popovers will fall.

This amount makes 8 large popovers.