Name: Cornmeal Biscuits
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour; 1/2 c Yellow cornmeal; 2 1/2 ts Baking powder; 1/2 ts Salt; 1/3 c Shortening; 3/4 c Milk

Life on earth would not be worth much if every source of irritation were removed. Yet most of us rebel against the things that irritate us, and count as heavy loss what ought to be rich gain. We are told that the oyster is wiser; that when an irritating object, like a bit of sand, gets under the “mantle” of his shell, he simply covers it with the most precious part of his being and makes of it a pearl. The irritation that it was causing is stopped by encrusting it with the pearly formation. A true pearl is therefore simply a victory over irritation. Every irritation that gets into our lives today is an opportunity for pearl culture. The more irritations the devil flings at us, the more pearls we may have. We need only to welcome them and cover them completely with love, that most precious part of us, and the irritation will be smothered out as the pearl comes into being. What a store of pearls we may have, if we will!

Richard Seume

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Breads	24	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	All-purpose flour
1/2	c	Yellow cornmeal
2 1/2	ts	Baking powder
1/2	ts	Salt
1/3	c	Shortening
3/4	c	Milk

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt; stir well. Cut in
shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Sprinkle milk evenly over flour mixture, stirring just until dry
ingredients are moistened.  Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface,
and knead 10 to 12 times. Roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness; cut with a 2
inch biscuit cutter. Place biscuits on greased baking sheets. Bake at 450
for 10 minutes or until biscuits are lightly browned.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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