The down and dirty (did I say that) way of makin' sourdough biscuits, the way cosie would have done it on the trail drive or roundup.

Sourdough Biscuits

4-5 handfuls of flour a pinch of salt
2-3 pinches saleratus (baking soda, sodioum bicarbonate, NaHCO3)
Mix in bowl by hand a lump of lard the size of a medium chicken egg
Work into dry mix till mealy

Add enough sour dough starter to make a slightly sticky dough. 
Work just enough to mix, over working will make them tough.
Flatten dough by hand on cutting board, cut with tin biscuit cuttert or a tin can with an end removed. 
Place in pre-heated 14 inch shallow dutch oven, let rise about 5 minutes and bake about 15 minutes in a hot oven (bout 400 degrees) till nice and brown.

Some of the best food in the world is sourdough biscuits. Thow some meat and cheese on them, ya can make a better meal than any fast food in about 20 minutes using the oven at home. Use canned corned beef and some cheddar cheese and ya gots period correct fast food. Don't be afraid ta add some stone ground mustard and some ground horse radish.

Some good bulk sausage and a can or two of canned cow will make a wonderful meal also, gravy and biscuits is good food.

Shave some sirloin steak, slice some onions, grill in a cast iron skillet, thow some grated cheese in just before you are done and ya got "Cosie Cheese Steaks" on sourdoughs.

If yer personna is late 1890's ya can throw some peanut butter on them, but folks might think yer sick cause it was developed as invalid food.

Put some real butter on them and some sorghum lasses and ya got dessert. If your local store ain't got sorghum lasses, go somewhere else cause they be heathens.

If ya can't get sorghum lasses the slap some honey on them fer dessert. 

Sorghum (It's a molasses made from cane sorgum, similar to milo. I can get it in several local stores, but any dark molasses will work.)

Delmonico