Maryland Biscuits
334. One pound of flour,
One ounce of butter,
As much luke-warm milk as will wet the flour,
Salt just to taste.
Rub the butter and flour together thoroughly, add the salt, and lastly just enough milk to form a very stiff dough; knead the dough, then pound it with a rolling-pin. Break the dough in pieces, pound and knead it again, and so on for two or three hours. It will be very smooth and light when kneaded sufficiently.
Make it out in small biscuits and bake in a moderate oven.