Categories: Breads 
      Yield: 2 servings 
  
      2 c  Flour                               4 tb Shortening 
      2 ts Baking powder                     1/2 ts Prepared mustard 
    2/3 c  Milk                                2 tb Melted butter or butter 
    1/4 c  Mince ham                                -substitute 
    1/2 ts Salt                            
  
  Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder and salt.  Cut in 
  shortening and add milk gradually until soft dough is formed. Turn onto 
  lightly floured board.  Knead lightly.  Pat into sheet 1/2 inch thick. Cut 
  with floured cutter.  Lay half of biscuits in well-oiled pan, brush with 
  melted butter.  Put 1/2 teaspoon ham which has been combined with mustard 
  on each; top with the rest of the rounds. Brush with milk, and bake in hot 
  oven (450Ü F) about 12 minutes. Serve hot. An inch square of bacon may be 
  used instead of the ham in each biscuit.  12 servings. Florence Taft Eaton, 
  Concord, MA.