This recipe for Tavern Biscuits is from "The Virginia Housewife" by Mary Randolph, 1828.
According to my friend Scott, the following recipe came from Andrew Jackson who preferred these biscuits with country ham spread.
TAVERN BISCUITS
4 cups flour
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp mace
1/4 cup Brandy (or more to taste)
Sift together flour adn nutmeg. Add butter and mix until mealy. Add the remainder of ingredients. Knead into dough. Roll thin and cut with biscuit cutter. Bake at 450* until lightly brown. Biscuits continue cooking for about a minute after you remove them from the oven, so timing is essential for this recipe to bake at its best.
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