½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup sour milk or buttermilk
1 egg
4 tablespoons shortening
1. Sift, then measure flour. Sift again with the baking soda, salt and sugar.
2. Combine milk, well beaten egg and melted shortening.
3. Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients. Stir only until all the dry ingredients are dampened.
4. Fill greased muffin tins ⅔ full. Bake in hot oven.
Amount: 12 muffins Temperature: 425° F. Time: 20-25 minutes
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