Cream of Tartar Biscuits

=Cream of Tartar Biscuits=

1 Pint of Flour 2 Teaspoonfuls of Cream of Tartar 1 Teaspoonful of Soda 1/2 Teaspoonful of Salt 1 Tablespoonful of Lard

Stir cream of tartar, soda, salt and lard into the flour; mix with milk or water, handling as little as possible. Roll and cut into rounds. Baking-powder can be used in place of soda and cream of tartar.

Modern recipe for Cream of Tartar Biscuits

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon butter (room temperature)

2/3 cup milk

1 tablespoon butter

Put dry ingredients in a bowl.  Add the tablespoon of room temperature butter.  Using two butter knives cut the butter into the dry ingredients.  Stir in milk.

Melt remaining butter in small baking pan.  Drop dough by large spoonfuls into melted butter.  Drop the biscuits close together.  Bake at 350* for 30 minutes or until a light golden brown.  This recipe made a dozen small biscuits.

I am lazy, I admit it.  I don’t like to roll biscuits out and cut them.  I just prefer to do drop biscuits.  If you want to roll them out and have cut biscuits use a little less milk.

Original recipe from

THINGS MOTHER USED TO MAKE

By LYDIA MARIA GURNEY

A collection of old time recipes, some nearly one hundred years old and never published before. 

New York 1914