Now add the milk, stirring quickly with a strong spoon. Sprinkle the
board with flour, turn out the dough upon it. Roll to the thickness of
about 1/2 inch, cut with a small cutter. Bake in a quick oven. Do not
crowd the biscuit in the pan. They should bake from 10 to 15 minutes.
(All biscuit doughs should be mixed as soft as it is possible to
handle. Sour milk may be used in this recipe by substituting soda for
the baking powder.)


HOT CORN BREAD.

1 qt. of cornmeal.
1 tsp. of salt.
1 pt. sour milk or buttermilk.
1 oz. of butter.
2 eggs.
1 tsp. of soda.

Put the cornmeal in a large bowl and pour over it just enough boiling
water to scald it through. Let it stand until cold, then add the eggs
well beaten, the milk or buttermilk, salt, and butter (melted); beat
thoroughly. Dissolve the soda in two tbsps. of boiling water, stir
into the mixture, turn quickly into a greased square, shallow pan,
put into a hot oven and bake 40 minutes.


SHORTCAKES.

(_Suitable for strawberries or any sweetened fruit._)