Yield: 10 cups

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening

2/3 cup sugar

1 egg, beaten

1 cup milk

2+ cups flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

Grated rind of 1/2 lemon

Instructions

  1. Cream the shortening and sugar until light.
  2. Add egg, then milk, and lemon rind.
  3. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
  4. Mix into shortening and sugars. adding more flour as needed.
  5. Pat out into shortcakes and bake on an un-greased cookie sheet at 350-400°F until lightly browned.