2 cups all-purpose flour.
1 tablespoon baking powder.
1 teaspoon salt.
¼ cup shortening.
1 cup milk.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Combine flour, baking powder and salt and using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Add milk and mix with a fork just enough to form a soft dough that leaves the sides of the bowl.  Onto ungreased cookie sheet, drop heaping tablespoonfuls of mixture 1 inch apart.  Makes about 20.

** for cheese biscuits,  ¼ – ½ cup of grated sharp Cheddar cheese can be added to this mixture with the flour, baking powder and salt.