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The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
An Old Squdb Pie Recipe.

Please send me the address Of F VI
a shut-in, whose letter appeared a short
time aGo. l am sending you three recipes.
The first two are my own composition; the
SQUAD pie is Devonshire LEnglandI dish,
and know is nearly hundred years Old
I don't know how much more:
BRAN BISCUIT-One and a quarter
cups of bran, three-quarters of cup OF
graham -four. one cup OF white -four, quar-
ter Of a cup OF shortening use drippinss
two cups of sour milk three tablespoon
fuls Of molasses, one teaspoonful Of soda.
Bake in a sheet like gingerbread or in gem
tins. Mix soda in sour milk.
"CORNMEAL PUDDING-one and a
half cups OF milk. one and a half table
spoonfuls Troundedl OF oornmeal, one and
half tablespoonfuls of dried bread crumbs
one teaspoonful Of cinnamon. quarter OF
teaspoonful OF salt, one tablespoonful Of
brown sugar. quarter of a cup Of mOlasses,
butter half the size OF an egg, one egg, a
handful of raisins. When the milk boils
stir in the cornmeal. bread crumbs. salt
and cinnamon, which have been mixed to-
gether, boil few minutes. cool, and add
the other ingredients, beating them in well.
Bake from an hour to an hour and half
in a moderate oven.
DEVONSHIRE SQUAD PIE-Either
mutton or pork is good in this. so long as
ii is fresh and not too fat. First of all at the
bottom OF the dish put a layer OF the meat
cut In small pieces. next onions sliced
season with pepper and salt to taste, then
layer Of sliced potatoes, next a layer
of sliced apples: repeat until the dish is
full; cover with a crust made either with
drippings or suet
This is just as the recipe came down to
me. always add some boiling water ami
let the pie cook in a moderate oven for an
hour or two before put the crust on. GOV
ering the meat, etc, with a tin. Our ovens
are quicker than those OF our English cou-
sins. so I find 1t better to cook the meat
first Alt"
The address for which you ask was sent
to you by mail. at once. and don't doubt
that before this the shut-In has benefited
by your knowledge OF 1t. Thank you for
the recipes. Those of your own compost
ton tempt me to early experiment with
them on my own account, and the squad
pie sounds good. Evidently the word
=" SQUAD " Is not limited TO the young of the
pigeon in Devonshire. The dictionary
places among its definitions OF the word
something well stuffed. and the term
" squad pie" may apply to a web filled
dish In any case 1t suggests a novelty
In the line OF meat dishes, and am sure
on this account win be as welcome to other
as to mo
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MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND

It with fresh or canned fruit or evaporated
fruit which has been soaked into plump
ness and flavor. Use your discretion about
the amount OF sugar you sprinkle over the
fruit-the ripe, tart varieties, such as
oranges or apples. will require more than
that which is canned. Dredge with -four
and roll the dough up with the fruit in
side. When you have made 1t into loose
roll pinch the edges together, wrap in a
piece Of cheeseioth, and lay in a steamer.
Cook one hour and serve with hard or
soft sauce.
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Same Rule Applies Nth Children.

The same rule applies with children. We
have 10 admit there are women who feed
and nourish and clothe their children. who
see that their bodies are well cared for,
even that the minds are looked after, so
far as sending the boys and girls to school
when they attain school age, but who yet
have no real perception Of what marriage
may mean in the way OF understanding
and direction to better things. How much
do you personally know Of the mind and
heart Of your half grown son or daughter?
Does either one come to you with every
JOY or sorrow. every new scheme. no matter
how foolish or mistaken. every friendship.
no matter how unpromising. sure of your
understanding and appreciation, secure
that whatever is wrong, mother can make
it right; whatever is right, mother will
comprehend and approve?
II not, you have failed in the work Of
keeping yourself up as a mother. and un-
less you can feel that your husband turns
10 you in the same way have told YOU
your children should. you have Ier- un-
done one Of the CHIEF duties OF your wife
hood.
Take time to think this matter over care
fully, II you cannot declare to your own
satisfaction that you have kept yourself
up to the ideal of wifehood and mother
hood 20 an extent that exceeds the cases
i have instanced as examples to avoid.
Don't feel that you can fail to meet your
childrens standards IN appearance, in
dress, IN knowledge OF secular things and
then expect them to respect your views
when it comes TO spiritual affairs. The
thread OF sympathy and understanding. the
esteem OF your opinions and judgments
must run through the whole life You
have to work for your living in their sp-
probation. Just as you have TO struggle TO
make the best OF yourself IN order TO re-
tain the honor and regard OF your hus-
band. His love there may be no risk Of
our losing, but IL It is TO be a love which
uplifts and helps you must never let your
self fall below his estimate OF you, must
keep yourself UP in every sense of the
word.
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Apple SnoD. n

Make a custard of two cups OF hot milk,
half a cup of sugar. and the yolks Of three
eggs. Stir over the fire in a double boiler
until the custard thickens, turn 1t into an
other vessel and let II become cold. Beat
the whites of the eggs stifI with half cup
OF powdered sugar, and just before the dish
is 10 be served crate four large. firm apples
into the meringue and mix together light
j.. Have the cold custard in the bottom OF
a glass dish and heap the apple ''s snow ="
on top Of it AS the apple darkens by ex-
posdre TO tho air, this dish should stand as
short a time as possible between making
and serving.
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reads this see the necessity of making the
very best of her powers. You know by this
time what think OF the men and women
who feel that marriage terminates the deli
cate attentions, the devotion. the consider
alton that were such essential features OF
courtship. The conviction I cherish and
which 1 have preached In season. and am
afraid, sometimes out of season, 10 that
marriage only begins the care husband and
wife should have for the happiness. the
comfort. the pleasure Of each other. The
mere animal toll OF providing food. shelter.
clothing, warmth, Is far less, important as
II is in one way. compared with sympathy.
love, tenderness. incentive to higher and
better things These you ought to do and
not to leave the others undone.
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Clutches for Child.

g have two pairs OF crutches suitable
for child 10 or u years old. would be
glad to give them to some one needing
them. MRs l. W. p"
don't doubt that some mother will be
happy to get them for a lame child. To
me there Is always something indesoriba-
bly, pittful in the sight of a little boy or girl
hobblfns along on crutches. but luckily the
afflicted children do not let It weigh upon
their spirits as We grownups would think
inevitable. I 'hr--, seen boys playing tag
and hide and seek and indulging in other
games and sports on crutches. swinging
themselves merrily along as though moth
ing we're the matter. II the gift OF a pair of
crutches can transform a melancholy little
cripple into a boy who can use and enjoy
such a means Of locnmotion, the giver may
feel that she has brought sunlight into a
very shady spot.
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Queen of Puddines.

Cream a cupnul OF sugar with a table
spoonful OF butter. beat the yolks Of four
eggs light. and mix with butter and sugar.
To these put two cups OF soft crumbs which
have soaked fifteen minutes in four quarts
of milk; season TO taste with vanilla and
put into a buttered baking dish. Cook
covered, half an hour; draw to the front
of the oven and spread over the top a good
layer OF fruit. Fresh or canned straw
berries or raspberries may be used, orange
or grapefruit marmalade. sliced apples,
canned peaches. or evaporated fruit that
has been well soaked. II the fruit be tart,
strew sugar over it Cover this with
meringue made of the whites Of the eggs
beaten stiff with two tablespoonfuls of
powdered sugar, brown lightly in the oven.
and set aside to become very cold. Eat with
cream. II is at its best perhaps when made
with fresh strawberries or peaches, but 1,
is.good with any fruit
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Steamed Orange Pudding.

Beat three eggs light and add them TO q
cuprul OF bread crumbs which have soaked
half an hour in two cupfuls of milk To
these put three-quarters Of a cup of sugar
and two tablespoontuls of beef kidney suet
rubbed to a powder Peel, seed. and divide
into half lohes three medium sized oranges
and mix the pieces with the batter. Turn
the pudding into a well creased mold with
a tightly fitting top and steam for two
hours. Dry IN the oven for five minutes
after you turn II out before sending to
table and serve with liquid or hard sauce.
Bear in mind always that the tart oranges
which are often Of excellent flavor. al
though too sour to eat from the hand
serve just as well for cooking as the high
priced. sweet oranges
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Apple Shortcake.

Make a good. short biscuit batter and roll
it into a sheet about half an inch thick.
Cover with half of it the bottom OF a bis
cult tin, spread with a thick layer Of
apples which have been peeled. cored. and
sliced, sprinkle with sugar and a little
powdered cinnamon. Lay the rest Of the
sheet of paste over this and bake in
steady oven for half an hour. Serve cut
into squares, with a hard sauce.
This dish may be made with evaporated
peaches or apricots or with the same fruits
canned
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as soon as the cold weather sets in.
&C. c"
As rule I shrink from printing re-
quests OF this sort, for they take room that
often Is needed for other pleas or offers. But
the complaint OF cold hands touches ne
in a tender spot know Of few more acute
agonies than chilled fingers in really bitter
weather. and I hope some one else who
has known the same suffering may have an
extra nun to bestow on Z. C.
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- o you reCoHeCt the story of the woman
who remarked it was queer Lent
should come just when the fish mar
kets were most plentiful? It never
seemed TO occur to her that the mar
ketrnen laid in large supplies of fish be-
cause Lent made demand for sea food.
have often wished that the same kind
of call and supply prevailed about fruit in
the season when We eat most meat, are
sometimes prevented from taking exercise
by inClement weather, and need the fruit
juices to regulate our systems. Dried trop-
ical fruits-dates, figs, raisins, citron, cur
rants. and the like-are with US, but they
are not what We require. Acids, such as
that OF the orange, the grapefruit, the ap-
pie, either fresh or dried, or canned native
fruits. such as have been put up in hot
weather for winter use, are more service TO
us just now.
Make study Of offering these in desserts
Of sunGry kinds Our families are not al
ways content with fresh fruit, pure and
simple. They demand pies, and puddings.
and tarts, and probably would be satisfied
with suet puddings and mince pies and
that make a demand upon digestions which
are already overworked by the quantity of
meats and starches we have bestowed upon
them. II you are 10 wheedle your family
into partaking OF the fruit juices they
really need you must use judgment in pre-
pairing these in sufficient variety TO appeal
10 the appetite.
This following recipes may help you and
may serve as a suggestion for other COM
binations. II any Of unusual excellence
occur TO you, will you not send them to
me that I may give them a place here
where they may be of benefit to many other
home caterers?
1t is worth while to add that where fresh
fruit is called for TIE evaporated may be
used If 1t is first soaked adequately. As
said above. the canned fruit may also be
employed in the place of that which is out
of season or 100 expensive for daily use,
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Fruit Smpise or Canned Fruit.

For this use a can OF peaches or OF pears
or OF plums, chopping or crushing them
with the liquor, so that you have a quart
OF the pulp. Put with this cupful OF sugar
II the fruit is sweet. two cuptuls IL It is
tart, one cup Of cold water. and the whites
of four eggs. Do not beat the eggs Turn
into freezer and freeze until firm pack.
and let It stand for an hour or so before
serving.
This dish is excellent made Of fresh
orangeAapd for this the small tart oranges
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Orange Dumplugs, Boiled.

Make precisely as directed in the fore
going recipe, but efter you have made the
dumphngs wrap and tie each up in a square
of cheesecloth which has been washed and
shrunk Drop the durnphngs into pot
holding plenty of boiling water and cook
fast for an hour. When they are done dip
each into cold water for a second. This
Will loosen the cloths. These may be re-
moved. the durnplngs put on a hot dish in
the oven for three minutes TO oryioff and
send to table. Serve hard or liquid sauce
with them.
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4 Fem Illustrations.

Is there just a chance that you belong
even in a small degre to this class? Ponder
over il a little and let me help your re-
fitctions by giving you a few illustrations
10 show you just what mean.
There is Mrs. a. She is a rather notable
houSekeeper, whose home is always well
kept her table plentiful and good, her vel
come cordial to her husbands and chill
drens friends. You have 10 dwell upon all
this to keep yourself from criticism OF her
appearance To speak in plain and unfiat-
teTing language. she is a trump. She has
gained flesh with advancing years. her fig-
Ure has lost whatever trimness it once pos
sessed, she is badly corseted. she is clean
in dress, but her clothes are old fashioned
and unattTactive, her morning costume is
a kinono or a loose wrapper and her whole
getup is described by one Of her sons
friends as sloppy"
Mrs. b. is almost as Tad, but different.
She is skinny where Mrs. a. is stout Her
dresses emphasize this instead of Disgusting
il. She twists her hair into tight knot al
the back OF her head and draws it away
from her face in a fashion which ma kes her
look dragged and worn. AS home maker
there is no fault 10 be found with her. but
she is singula-ly unattractive 10 the view
and apparently cares nothing about her
own looks.
Mrs. {. and Mrs. D. pay a little more heed
TO otheir dress and aspect, but they are house
he, peTs and nothing else. Mrs {. will tell
you she never reads the papcT-she has 50
much else on hand in the way of work about
the house Mrs. .. hasn't taken any inter
est in church work for yea-s-she won't
even take time TO so 10 church on Sunday,
although she was prominent in philan-
throPic and church organizations before her
marriage and for a while afterwards. But
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

because Of The enormous number Of
IL letters sent 10 The Department. ! must ask
contributors 10 limit their communications TO
100 uOrdS. except in cases Of formula, or
recipes uhieh require sreater space. I uont
oil my correspondents 10 haze Shouting in
The COrnsr. and if my request in this respect
is complied uith ii riU Be possible 10 print
many more letters.
Attention is called 10 the fact that Morion
R1ian4 cannot Teeeipe money for patterns.
as she has no connection uih any department
bGt sells them. Marion Harlan1
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yellow and white skin and seeded carefully.
Add susar At discretion. being more gener
Gus with il II the oranges are tart. Fold
over the paste, pinch the edges together.
and lay the dumplings in pan the pinched
side down. cover and bake for twenty
minutes in a steady oven. Serve with a
good hard sauce favored with lemon juice
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Orange Puts, Steamed.

Make batter as YOU would biscuit dough.
putting with it enough milk to make it SO
soft that it will drop from the spoon-about
the stiffness OF pound cake batter. Grease
small muffin tins, put a tablespoonful Of the
batter in each. lay in a couple Of lobes OF
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Apple Snow. No. I.

Beat the whites Of three eggs to a me-
ringue with three tablespoonfuls of pow
dered sugar. and just before dinner whip
into them two cupfuls of smooth apple
sauce Serve heaped in small glasses-cus-
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tard cups-or in a single dish. II you wish
you may give a variation to this by lining
the bottom Of the dish with strips OF sponge
cake moistened with cider. Put the
" snow" on this by the spoonful Be sure
that the apple sauce is well sweetened. ad-
ding the sugar after it is cooked.
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Of which have already spoken Will answer
or with any kind OF soaked dried fruit or
canned fruit. berries or the larger fruits.
Bananas are also good in il If combined with
oranges, and chopped dates and figs may
be added to apple sauce and used for a foun-
dat!on. The surprise is neither so heavy
nor so expensive as tee cream, and while 1t
may not always take the place Of this. it
is a very pleasing family dessert
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Orange Dumplings, Baked.

Make a good short biscuit dough with a
quart Of -four. two tablespoonfuls of short
ening-hsf butter-a couple Of tea spoon
fuls of baking powder. and two cupfuls OF
milk, or enough TO make a soft dough. Roll
out into a sheet not more than half an inch
thick. handling your dough as little and as
lightly as possible. Cut into squares about
five inches each way and lay on this lobes
of orange which you have freed from the
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orange. seeded and cut in half. fill up
the pan with batter. Set the cups in 4
steamer and cook half an hour Turn out
on a hot dish and serve with a well favored
liquid sauce. These are very good made
with raspberry or strawberry jam or
canned peaches or pIums or pears or almost
any fresh or preserved fruit
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Peach Bdtter Pudding.

Butter the inside Of deep bake dish and
lay in II as many canned or evaporated and
soaked peaches as it will hold comfortably.
Sprinkle sugar over these. unless they
have been well sweetened in canning.
Make a batter Of quart of milk, two
ta.blespoonfuls of butter, melted, four eggs.
beaten light, and three cups of -four sifted
with three teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
Add a saltspoonful Of salt Pour this bat
ter over the fruit. cover, bake in steady
oven for thirty minutes. uncover. and
brown. This may be eaten with either
hard or liquid sauce.
This pudding is very good made with
fresh or canned apples. If the former.
they must be peeled and cored and a few
whole cloves distributed among them.
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We take It for granted that young girl
should think OF what becomes her In color
and style. Too few OF US appreciate that
this Is of less Importance than that the
elderly woman should give careful consid-
Grafton to her attire. The girl who has the
beauty of youth needs far less help from
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Working Girl Asks for Muf.

Do you think 1 could get a nun
through your corner? I am a working
girl. taking care Of my mother. and can't
afford to buy one. I suffer with my hands
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tages you cannot correct and should strive
to render yourself as pleasing to the eye as
circumstances will permit.
Do you think that 1 am laying too much
weight upon the physical side Of keeping
yourself up? This is closely related to the
mental and spiritual culture, and II you
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KEEP UP STANDARD OF YOUR PERSONAL APPEARANCE.

she has settled down" and has sunk
every power she Possesses in wifehood and
motherhood and housekeeping.
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which may also be studied by Mrs A-to
correct her propensity to meagerness, which
is as unfortunate as Mr.. AS bent towards
feshineSs. Both women-or you who re-
semble either one OF them-shou.d bestow
thought upon dress.
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a hold upon your husband. your sons and
daughters. an influence over them which
will be your most potent aid in keeping
them close to you. in helping them TO de-
yelop as they should.
wish I could make every woman who
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take time and thought to making yourself
presentaole. that your family may have
pride in you. may love TO have you share
in their pursuits and enjoyments and meet
their friends, the business Of developing
your mind 10 understand the things that
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costume and cut than the middle aged or
elderly woman whose skin is faded. whose
hair is thin. whose figure is too redundant
or too scant- You who are approaching
these conditions should make a conscience
OF studying what will offset the dfsadvan-
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interest them viii be a natural outcome of
the first attitude. You will perceive the
Importance of knowing the details Of their
studies and sports TO an extent which will
enable you to talk intelligently with them
of the objects that absorb them most. and
when you have done this you have secured
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FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK

DINNER
and dt0natos let orl
Stuffed potatoes Chicken la LETT OverI
o a "a ri.
Bole tpOato hbuter
jam Floating island
Tea
DINNER
o heart 1'~AnNF-@-
Orange
oatne an
baeon ana ss"
cohee
WEDNESDAY. cIs
siEaAhfAsI:
Brown nreaa. r..
Potatoes hsshed and csInsd Baked halbut
SATURDAY.
spAt pc. soup
oAen-
..u.s - - and
FL pusans
THuRspAY ca Ts.
,->,--zo>
a
gems <
Cone. DINNER
LUNCHEON. la over
I
Drowned Ice !. eesove. Drowned potatoes
koone.
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= FHAT are you doing in the way Of
keeping yourself up?
ical development as well as men


ical development as well as men
tai and spiritual growth, and one of these is
about as important as the other. l know
you we'll enough to be pretty sure that an
appeal TO you to do anything for your own
sake would carry less weight than the sug-
Eestion that you should do it for the good
of John and the children. Do you ever
think how necessary it is for their sakes
that you should keep yourself up 10 a high
mark?
Think for a moment of some of the good
wives and mothers you have known who
have not seemed TO understand the busi-
ness of keeping themselves up. We have
all met them. They are devoted wives and
mothers, excellent housekeepers and econ
omists, who look well 10 the ways Of the
home and devote their whole lives to MAX
ing their husbands and children happy and
comfortable. The only real fault you can
find with them is that they don't seem to
consider their personal appearance. their
self-training in any way as matter re-
Quiring the least attention.
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missed and you will feel and show the bene-
fit OF the experience to an extent that will
convince you that the effort has paid
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MAKE the Best of Your Popers.
Mrs. B. may follow the same course,
adding to her exercise a judicious diet
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SUNDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Sliced ptneapples.
Cracked wheat and cream.
Fried soallops.
Popovera
Toast.
Tea.
Coffee
LUNCHEON
JeIlied chicken InaSe with canned chiokenl.
Baked sweet potatoes.
Celery and apphs salad.
Queens toa<t.
Cocoa
DINNER.
Cream Of PEA soup.
Roast leg OF pork.
Apple sauce.
Rice croqueues.
Spinach.
White potato pie.
Black coffee.
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MONDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Oatmeal and cream.
Bacon and fried bread.
Toast
Tea
Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Sliced cold pork
Hashed sweet potatoes Ia left oyerl.
Apple sauce-
Mix teast.
Tea.
DINNER
Brown potato soup
Beef's heart. stuffed
Brussels sprouts.
Potatoes au grstin.
Cottage pudding.
Black coffee.
= y
TUESDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit.
Hominy and cream
Omslet
Bacon
Toast
Tea.
CcHes.
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Fruit Roly-Poly.

Make a good biscuit dough. roll it out into
1 sheet about half an inch thick and spread