To Make Nice Biscuit

Original Recipe

Rub a large spoonful of butter into a quart of risen dough, knead it well, and make it into biscuit, either thick or thin: bake them quickly.

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Instructions

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    Rub a large spoonful of butter into a quart of risen dough, knead it well, and make it into biscuit, either thick or thin: bake them quickly.

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Recipe by Mary Randolph from The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook (1824)