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Baking Powder Biscuit

To make a dozen large biscuits, use one quart of flour; two heaping teaspoons of baking powder; one teaspoon of salt; two even tablespoons of lard or butter; sweet milk to moisten. Place the salt in the flour, which should be measured before being sifted; stir well, add the baking powder, and sift again. Rub the lard into the flour, using the back of a spoon; and when thoroughly mixed, add enough milk to moisten. The dough should be so damp that it will not stick to the board. Mold the dough a moment, sprinkling the board with flour; and when it forms a smooth ball, roll it out an inch thick, cut it into cakes with a small round cutter, and place these in an ungreased tin. Bake thirty minutes in a moderately quick oven.