Two cups of flour, four teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one teaspoonful of salt, one tablespoonful of lard, three-quarters of a cup of milk and water in equal parts, one tablespoonful of butter.

Mix dry ingredients, and sift twice. Work in butter and lard with tips of fingers; add gradually the liquid, mixing with knife to a soft dough. It is impossible to determine the exact amount of liquid, owing to differences in flour. Toss on a floured board, pat and roll lightly to one-half inch in thickness. Shape with a biscuit cutter. Place on buttered pan, and bake in hot oven twelve to fifteen minutes. If baked in too slow an oven, the gas will escape before it has done its work. Many obtain better results by using bread flour.

Baking-Powder Biscuit. (Another Method.)

Two cups of flour, four teaspoonfuls of baking-powder, two tablespoonfuls of butter, three-quarters of a cup of milk, one-half a teaspoonful of salt.

Mix and bake as for previous recipe.