Mix the dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl.
Blend in the Crisco until the mixture is coarse and grainy.
Harriet uses a fork, but I have better luck with a pastry blender.
Then, using a fork, stir in the buttermilk
Do not over-mix.
Put on a floured board or marble pastry board and knead just a few times.
Pat out the dough to about 1/2 inch thick.
Cut with a biscuit cutter or a glass. (Flour the cutter).
Do Not Handle the dough too much or it will get tough.
Use a heavy black iron frying pan. Place to 1 tbs of Cisco in the frying pan and put the frying pan in the over for about 7 minutes.
Remove the pan from the oven and place the biscuits in the pan.
Turn each over in the oil and back the biscuits at 500* for 10 minutes, or until light brown
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