Simple Hard Biscuits

Ingredients

• To every lb. of flour
• 2 oz butter, about 1/2 pint of skimmed milk

Instructions

1. Warm the butter in the milk until the former is dissolved, and then mix it with the flour into a very stiff paste;
2. beat it with a rolling-pin until the dough looks perfectly smooth.
3. Roll it out thin;
4. cut it with the top of a glass into round biscuits; prick them well, and bake them from 6 to 10 minutes.
5. The above is the proportion of milk which we think would convert the flour into a stiff paste; but should it be found too much, an extra spoonful or two of flour must be put in.
6. These biscuits are very nice for the cheese course.