BYOB - Bring your own Biscuit

Oct 21, 2022, 7:30 AM

My grandmother died when my mom was only 7. My grandpa wanted biscuits everyday so he took my mom at 7 years of age and told her there is flour, buttermilk and shortnin' - make biscuits. She never learned to measure formerly she just worked it out by feel.

And so, she made biscuits every day of her life. At first they turned out dry and hard but gradually they got better.
Grandpa would tell her everyday, "you're gettin there Doc, you gettin there" (Doc was my Grandpa's generic name for anyone at random)

By the time she married my dad, she was a biscuit making goddess. My grandmother on my dad's side said to me once: "I always thought I was good biscuit maker until your dad married your mom, now she makes a biscuit." Pretty strong compliment from a Southern mother in law.

So when I was growing up mom taught me and my sister how to make biscuits. My sister is doing pretty good with it. For me I make them pretty good, about one out of 5 batches turns out a little less than what I am shooting for. But its mainly because of lack of doing it. Just something that has to be done regularly to keep the feel.

Back in the day mom would bring a mess of biscuits to tailgates before the games. My buddies liked that and a few to go as well.

Self rising fluor, crisco shortnin, buttermilk. Have at it and see if you can find the feel for making a good biscuit.

I stumbled upon this ladies two ingredient recipe and tried it - they were pretty good but not like my mom used to make!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4krDR2dtow&t=406s

So what's your biscuit story. Better get ready its a early game and if you BYOB its about time to make biscuits.

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That is a great story. My mom used to make the canned biscuit type - lol. She was an awesome cook but spent her time on making the main meal which was ALWAYS excellent. With my dad and three sons she figured it was easier keeping us full with the canned ones because we could put them away - lol. When I moved out on my own I decided to learn to make them from scratch. The job I had was in a rural area with some good ole boys that had a fish fry down by the river at a camp they had on Thursday nights. I would always make biscuits and take them. They ranged from hard as rocks to a perfect fluffy biscuit but I never had to throw even 1 out so I guess they were ok LOL. Its been many years since I made them but I never perfected it as I didn't make them every day. It is a nice memory to recall so thanks for posting your story. I wouldn't have remembered those fond days if you hadn't.

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