BREAD/LOUISE'S BISCUITS

                                          BY MARGARET LOUISE RICKETTS

Ingredients:

2 cups sifted self-rising flour

4 tbsp. Crisco Shortening

1/2 to 2/3 cup milk

Preheat Oven to 450 degrees

Cut shortening into flour until consistency is of coarse meal.  Add milk to make a soft dough,

stirring with a fork until dough draws away from the sides of the bowl.  Turn dough onto a

lightly floured board or on wax paper, and knead gently 8 to 10 times. 

Roll out dough to one-half thickness desired of a baked biscuit.

Cut with a 2" biscuit cutter (or use a jelly glass dipped in flour)

Place on greased baking sheet.  Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 450 degrees.

Makes about 15 biscuits.

Dad says, "Nobody can top Momma's biscuits!"

late 1950's                                      1970

Photos of Tommy and Louise Ricketts at their home in Forestville Maryland