Plain.—Mix 1lb. of flour to a dough with a yolk
of an egg beaten up with as little milk as possible (too
much milk will make the biscuits heavy), knead this all to
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a very stiff paste, roll it out thinly, cut out in any fancy
shapes, and bake for twelve to eighteen minutes in a slow
oven.