Authentic Biscuits

[Caswell Ranger]

Biscuit.—Take one quart of flour, three teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar, mixed well through the flour two tablespoonfuls of shortening, one teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in warm water, of a sufficient quantity to mould the quart of flour. For large families the amount can be doubled.
Recipe from Confederate Receipt Book,
West & Johnson Publishers, Richmond, Virginia, 1863.

what temperature do you bake them and how long?

 

[CMWinkler]

what temperature do you bake them and how long?

Well, that wasn't in the original recipe as they had no real way to control that in a dutch oven or a wood stove. If I were to do this recipe, I'd preheat my oven to 350 or 375 and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

 

[donna]

Agree with CMWinkler on temperature and cooking time. You just want to brown them and not let them burn on the bottom.

 

[nitrofd]

We used to have squirrel when I was a kid, mainly chicken fried, I always loved it. Groundhog, however, is an acquired taste. If I was starving, yes, otherwise, nope.

Agreed