BISCUIT.
Two quarts flour (full); one quart milk or water, one cup lard, one-half cup yeast, one tablespoon sugar, salt. Melt the lard in half the milk (or water); when it comes to a boil, pour on the flour, thoroughly scalding the quantity it will wet; then put in the remaining milk, cold; add the other ingredients; mould thoroughly, like bread, and let stand to rise very light (which will take from five to six hours); then stir down, and put where it will be cold. As fast as it rises, work it down, until entirely cold; then mould it, and leave where it will be cold as possible without freezing. This dough will keep a week, and when wanted can be rolled, cut, and baked like soda biscuit—letting them stand to rise ten minutes on the pans before baking.
Mrs. A. A. Morgan.