1 teaspoon baking powder

Sift dry ingredients. Cut in fat. Add water and roll out on well floured board.

PASTRY MADE WITH DRIPPING

Well made, digestible pastry should have a minimum of fat to make a crisp flaky crust. It should be crisp, not brittle; firm, not crumbly. Pastry may be made in large amounts, kept in refrigerator for several days and used as needed. Roll out only enough for one crust at a time as the less pastry is handled, the better.

PLAIN PASTRY

1 cup flour

⅓ cup fat

½ teaspoon salt

About ¼ cup cold or ice water

Mix flour and salt. Cut in fat and add just enough cold or ice water to make the mixture into a stiff dough. Roll out. This recipe makes one crust.