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Biscuits by Jackie Garvin Review, Recipe and #Giveaway

May 7, 2015 by Jenny Hartin 84 Comments

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I have been waiting for this book!  Jackie Garvin’s Biscuits has just hit the shelves and if you love Southern recipes and biscuits, this is the book for you!  Many, many biscuits.  Jackie not only wrote this lovely book but is responsible for most of the photos.  She is also the voice behind the popular food blog Syrup and Biscuits.

Jackie opens up with a chapter on all types of biscuit creations including Rolled and Patted, Layered, and Cut Biscuits, Rolled and Cut Biscuits, Drop Biscuits, Free Hand, Loaf and Leftover (as if there are leftover biscuits, not in my house). A Gluten Free Biscuit recipe, Dill Buttermilk Biscuits and Raspberry Biscuit Pudding are all included in this chapter.  Thanks to Jackie and Skyhorse Publishing for sharing the Sour Cream and Chive Drop Biscuits and Turkey on Sour Cream and Chive Biscuits Recipes.  (Click on Recipes link to download the recipe).

The Biscuits in Bakery Shops chapter hits our sweet spot with recipes for Maple Cinnamon Rolls with Buttermilk Maple Icing, Biscuit Doughnuts, Chocolate-Covered Cream-Filled Whole Wheat Biscuits and Resurrection Biscuits – a dessert type biscuit made with canned biscuits.  I haven’t bought canned biscuits in a decade but I may have to try this recipe with Andrew one day soon.

Biscuits in a Biscuit Shop includes recipes for Old Fashioned Chicken Salad on Yogurt Biscuit Bread, Ham Biscuits with Honey Mustard Butter, Bacon Cathead Biscuit with Fried Egg and American Cheese and a Loaded Baked Potato Biscuit.  The next chapter, Biscuits in a Butler’s Pantry covers recipes for gatherings and parties — Brandied Apricot Jam and Goat Cheese with Tavern Biscuits and Spicy Pimento Cheese Bites — sounds like a party to me!

Including biscuits as a part of your family meals is easier with recipes from the Biscuits in the Everyday Home Meals chapter.  Delicious recipes for Homemade Tomato Soup with Cheddar Cheese Thyme Biscuit Croutons and Barbecue Pork on Mashed Potato Biscuit with Cajun Crispy Fried Onions are included.   And, of course, there is a recipe for Chicken and Dumplings which looks heavenly!

The final chapters include recipes for Sausage Gravy and Biscuits, Bacon Tomato Gravy, Chocolate Gravy, Peach Butter, Hushpuppies, Cheese wafers, cobblers, tea cakes and more!

This is a book for not only biscuit lovers but Southern food lovers and bakers alike.

GIVEAWAY:  Thanks to Skyhorse Publishing I have a copy of this wonderful book for one of you.  Please leave a comment here telling me about the best biscuit you ever had.   For an extra entry, please visit and like Skyhorse Publishing’s Facebook page – leave a second comment telling me you did so.  This giveaway is for U.S. addresses only.  A random winner will be chosen on May 18th.  Good luck!

Thanks to Skyhorse Publishing and Jackie for this opportunity to review this wonderful book and for sharing a recipe with us. The book can be purchased at Amazon here (affiliate link) and at Barnes and Noble here.

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. 1

    laureleden says

    May 7, 2015 at 8:10 am

    Sadly, I think I’m still waiting to taste that best biscuit ever and perhaps if I had this cookbook, I could stop waiting.

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    Laura A. Harley says

    May 7, 2015 at 8:22 am

    Best biscuit SO FAR is at Handsome Biscuit in Norfolk VA.

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    Linda Gordon says

    May 7, 2015 at 8:49 am

    I went to visit my friend in Pennsylvania and she made the best biscuits!

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    Debbie says

    May 7, 2015 at 9:04 am

    Homemade at my aunt’s in North Carolina.

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    Karen Wirima says

    May 7, 2015 at 9:04 am

    I cannot wait to try Jackie Biscuts. I would love this book.

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    Jan Noonan Fax says

    May 7, 2015 at 9:51 am

    I know it’s “cool” to like fast food, but when I’m in NC, I love a Hardee’s egg & cheese biscuit. A very guilty treat. Fortunately I’m not often in NC.

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    Kim Stanley says

    May 7, 2015 at 11:17 am

    Growing up, My mom’s of course….

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    Alyson Myers says

    May 7, 2015 at 11:22 am

    Betty’s Hungry House in Seneca SC

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    Jessica K. says

    May 7, 2015 at 11:58 am

    There is a restaurant in Las Vegas called Hash House a Go Go that has the best house made biscuits & jam (instead of bread & butter). Seriously. The. Best.

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      Denise C. says

      October 23, 2015 at 2:08 pm

      Agree! We had the biscuits at HHAGG at Mohegan Sun in CT and they are truly the best. We’re going back Sunday. Yum!

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  10. 11

    Jessica K. says

    May 7, 2015 at 12:00 pm

    2Nd comment & like given to Skyhorse’s FB page!

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    Ritsa Zaharis says

    May 7, 2015 at 12:55 pm

    i am always looking for the best biscuit, right now the recipe I am currently using is the best sa far but Jackie may have better!

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    Marcia1206 says

    May 7, 2015 at 1:10 pm

    Yum!

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    Viki Riley says

    May 7, 2015 at 1:12 pm

    Light fluffy Angel Biscuits.

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    Kathleen Levrett says

    May 7, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    Mimi was what my husband, his siblings and their kids called their grandmother, Lucille. Mimi was from Texas, through and through. Her baking powder biscuits were the best I ever had. Would love to win this book, try my hand at biscuits.

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  15. 16

    Judy says

    May 7, 2015 at 2:01 pm

    Mile high biscuit with fried boneless chicken thigh with sausage gravy. Richest thing I’ve ever eaten.

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    Gail Maganani says

    May 7, 2015 at 2:13 pm

    I would love this!

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    Maryann S. says

    May 7, 2015 at 4:19 pm

    Light and fluffy angel biscuits.

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    joel timmons says

    May 7, 2015 at 4:49 pm

    Buttermilk. Biscuits. In. Georgia. With. Jalapeno. Gravy

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    Lady Leonardo says

    May 7, 2015 at 5:17 pm

    Yum!

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    Virginia Tadrzynski says

    May 7, 2015 at 6:01 pm

    Best biscuits ever, made by my next door neighbor as a kid……hot from the oven with a slice of smoked ham, cut right from the ham hanging in the smokehouse……

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    Virginia Tadrzynski says

    May 7, 2015 at 6:03 pm

    liked the publisher

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    Nancy Olmstead says

    May 7, 2015 at 6:41 pm

    I like drop biscuits on top of chicken pot pie…. yum

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    Tina says

    May 7, 2015 at 6:42 pm

    Still waiting for the best ever. They would be crunchy outside, tender and buttery inside. Hope to find them in this book!!

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  24. 25

    Ann says

    May 7, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    My grandma’s were the best, big and fluffy, good for sopping cane syrup!!

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    Opal says

    May 7, 2015 at 8:40 pm

    It was a buttermilk biscuit that had a honey butter glaze on top. SOOO GOOOD!

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    Joan A says

    May 7, 2015 at 8:52 pm

    Best biscuit I had was years ago – made from a grandmothers recipe that was verbally handed down to the baker. So delicious.

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    Suzi Dodson says

    May 7, 2015 at 10:00 pm

    The best batch of biscuits I ever had were those made in the kitchen of my grandparent’s home in Manteca, CA. My ninety-four year old great-granddaddy was teaching me how to make biscuits the Alabama way; with a pinch of this and just enough of everything else. Best biscuits, best memories…only way you could top it is with a little sorghum and an extra pat of butter!

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    Sharon Halsey Brown says

    May 7, 2015 at 10:01 pm

    I love all biscuits!

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    Ali Petty says

    May 8, 2015 at 1:43 am

    The best biscuit I have ever had was from PG’s Chicken and Biscuits in Reidsville, NC!!

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    chicurlygirl says

    May 8, 2015 at 5:39 am

    Grandma’s were the best! Hoping to improve my skills.

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    jennifer bassett says

    May 8, 2015 at 5:55 am

    My grandmas were the best….but I try lots of different types…..I love biscuits

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    Thomas says

    May 8, 2015 at 7:18 am

    My grandmother’s biscuits were the best! She made them EVERYDAY! My grandad used to jokingly say he married her for her biscuits. Oh, and she made them in an old wooden bread tray that was very old…might have been her mother’s I’m not sure.

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    Melonie Hall says

    May 8, 2015 at 8:36 am

    My former mother in law from Dothan, AL, made the best “cathead-sized” biscuits with peanut oil!

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    Sharon Harris says

    May 8, 2015 at 11:14 am

    Growing up in New Jersey, we would take a 4 Hour drive to the Eastern shore Maryland to see my grandparents. Once in Crisfield we would catch a ferry and ride on the water for another 1.5 hours. Finally we arrived on Smith Island! Grabbing suitcases and walking another half mile brought us to my grandparents home! There waiting for us was Mama Hattie, my grandma, with a plateful of biscuits, butter and milk! Nothing can compare to her rolls because biscuits made with love are always the best!

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    Joan says

    May 8, 2015 at 7:17 pm

    I’ve been blessed to have eaten many a fine biscuit from my Mom, MIL, both Grands and even my children.

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    Sharyl Wolter says

    May 8, 2015 at 7:54 pm

    I visited and liked Skyhorse Publishing on Facebook.

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    Sharyl Wolter says

    May 8, 2015 at 7:56 pm

    The biscuits that I’ve had stuck in my mind were Mile High Biscuits that I made years ago. So good!

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    Meghan Buchman says

    May 8, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    Best biscuit is/was my Kentucky born & raised grandmother’s. Good ole southern biscuits!!!

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    Meghan Buchman says

    May 8, 2015 at 8:20 pm

    Liked Skyhorse Publishing

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    Tina W says

    May 10, 2015 at 12:15 pm

    There is a small restaurant here in my town called Pop’s Country Cafe. The owner Steve makes the best biscuits, so good that I sometimes order an extra without the gravy so I can enjoy it with some homemade apricot jam.

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    Tina W says

    May 10, 2015 at 12:16 pm

    Liked Skyhorse Publishing’s FB page.

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    Ant says

    May 10, 2015 at 10:04 pm

    Best Biscuits I’ve ever had were at Greenwoods on Green Street in Roswell, Georgia!

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    James Parker says

    May 11, 2015 at 10:05 am

    Love me some good biscuits…..hope I win!!!

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    James Parker says

    May 11, 2015 at 10:06 am

    I also liked skyhorse publishingpublishing as well!

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    Heather B says

    May 11, 2015 at 2:04 pm

    Best biscuits I have ever had were growing up. My grammy’s made from scratch homemade biscuits. Yummy.

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    libby rouse says

    May 11, 2015 at 2:16 pm

    My Mama used to make the best biscuits, such a great memory.

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    libby rouse says

    May 11, 2015 at 2:18 pm

    I liked Skyhorse Publishing on Facebook

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    Rosemary says

    May 11, 2015 at 2:36 pm

    When I was a little girl my mother made the best clover leaf biscuitsm, for the church dinners.

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    Alison H. says

    May 11, 2015 at 2:36 pm

    My late grandma’s biscuits were the best biscuits ever 🙂

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    keshakeke says

    May 11, 2015 at 2:41 pm

    My favorite biscuit is a Hoop Cheese Biscuit! They are so warm and gooey with all the glorious cheese

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    keshakeke says

    May 11, 2015 at 2:42 pm

    I visited Skyhorse Publishing on FB and left a comment

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    Pam says

    May 11, 2015 at 3:12 pm

    Grandma Mary from West Virginia made the best buttermilk biscuits.

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    Diane Cannon says

    May 11, 2015 at 3:15 pm

    I Love all types of biscuits, one of my favorite is the cat head.

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    Liz says

    May 11, 2015 at 3:47 pm

    The best biscuit I have ever had was made by Jackie Garvin! It was a recipe from the book and it had so many layers it was amazing. I can’t wait to get the book and make them myself.

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    Deborah West says

    May 11, 2015 at 4:20 pm

    Lizard’s Thicket Restaurant in Columbia, SC makes a good biscuit. Yum!
    Thank you for this post. I should have read it AFTER dinner!

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    Sarah Johnson says

    May 11, 2015 at 4:53 pm

    Best biscuits I’ve ever had were made by an older cousin who also owned a bakery in the small East Texas town of Kirbyville. She never measured or weighed any ingredient except by her hand and fingers. Those biscuits were huge, high, fluffy, just a pure taste of heaven and she cooked huge pan fulls at a time. She is gone now and I sure miss her and those biscuits. !!

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    Sarah Johnson says

    May 11, 2015 at 4:58 pm

    I forgot to tell you in my orginal post that I visited Skyhorse Publishing on FB and liked their page.!! Hope this not rule out my original entry above. !!

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    Ceil G. says

    May 11, 2015 at 5:05 pm

    No doubt my grandmother’s homemade lard-based biscuits.Never tasted finer. With a pat of butter and a smattering of my homemade strawberry jam, it would be heaven.

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    Renee Lane says

    May 11, 2015 at 5:39 pm

    I visited and Liked Skyhorse Publishing On Facebook.

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    Renee Lane says

    May 11, 2015 at 5:43 pm

    I tried as a youngster to make biscuits and they turned out like rocks. I was married only a short time when I learned from a neighbor ranch woman how to make them correct. Although she didn’t measure anything, they were the best served with fresh butter and sorghum. And 50 years later, that is the only way I know to make biscuits. This book would give me more options.

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    bc says

    May 11, 2015 at 5:49 pm

    my grandmother’s scratch biscuits — tender and with melting butter!

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    Joan A says

    May 11, 2015 at 6:10 pm

    Just checked out the Skyhorse Publishing Facebook page …

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    Angela T says

    May 11, 2015 at 8:07 pm

    My grandmother made the best little biscuits when she was alive. She would serve them to the grandkids with white Karo syrup mixed with butter. They were delicious!

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    Susan Broughton says

    May 11, 2015 at 8:15 pm

    The best biscuit I ever had was a home made one with fresh made butter and freshly collected honey as well. I think there is nothing better than fresh and natural!

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    Susan Broughton says

    May 11, 2015 at 8:17 pm

    I just visited and left a comment on the Facebook page of Skyhorse Publishing. sbroughton61@yahoo.com

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    Sandy says

    May 11, 2015 at 9:00 pm

    Jackies 3 ingredient flaky layer biscuits.

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    Charlotte says

    May 11, 2015 at 9:44 pm

    Angel flake biscuits with my Mom’s fork tender venison steak and gravy!

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    Lillian Lane says

    May 11, 2015 at 11:33 pm

    The best biscuits I ever had were baked by my grandma who did not use a written recipe, so sadly the recipe died with her many years ago.

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    Carollina says

    May 12, 2015 at 9:04 am

    Well, my family likes the ones I make, but the best biscuits I had recently that I didn’t make were the angel biscuits at Sunny Point Cafe in Asheville.

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    Ann S. says

    May 12, 2015 at 9:38 am

    The best biscuits I ever had were Angel Biscuits made by a former co-worker. Even though I use the same recipe, mine have never tasted quite as delicious.

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    Anne says

    May 12, 2015 at 1:32 pm

    Best biscuits I ever had were my Grandma’s in Jacksonville, FL. They were buttermilk biscuits and so light and fluffy. She usually served them at breakfast with sausage (the old fashioned kind – not Jimmy Dean) and cane syrup, along with scrambled eggs with cheddar cheese mixed in the eggs. Divine!

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    Anne says

    May 12, 2015 at 2:25 pm

    I went to Skyhorse Publishing and liked their page. I would LOVE to win this cookbook!

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    Barbara Surran says

    May 12, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    My mother in law made the best.

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    ~kimberly says

    May 12, 2015 at 7:14 pm

    One of the all time best biscuits I ever ate were the biscuits my Home Economics teacher, Miss Matthews, taught us to bake. I already knew to have a light hand when making biscuit dough (thanks to my grandma), so I was familiar with baking them. BUT, when we pulled those hot ones from the classroom oven and ate them with butter… they were heaven on a plate~! How I wish I still had her recipe all these decades later.
    So, to continue my love affair with all things “biscuit-y”… I would hope to win a copy of Jackie Garvin’s biscuit cookbook~!

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    Leslie says

    May 13, 2015 at 6:07 pm

    My Grandmothers. She taught me to make biscuits either with ice cold buttermilk or cold milk soured with a little lemon juice and left out on the counter for 20 min. Or to use ice cold club soda and to mix any of those 3 things in depending on what you had on hand. Put one of the above into your biscuit dough you have cut your cold butter into.Her other tip was to have a very light hand with the dough fold it over as little as possible to hold together also. Make sure your oven is to temperature before you mix your dough. She taught me to make very good biscuits. What I like on my biscuits; For savory; split hot biscuits top with scrambled eggs containing a couple of tablespoons chive sour cream, NM hot green chile (roasted and diced) and a bit of salt and pepper. Plus one more savory idea; Split hot biscuit top with a thin slice of good quality extra sharp cheddar cheese and a good quality Major Greys’ Mango Chutney with plenty of mango,ginger and sultanas*, *large sweet golden raisins. The extra sharp cheddar cheese chutney combo is really great with a good strong black tea preferably Irish or English. Quick; Good and hot split with butter, and honey or boysenberry preserves.

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    pam l says

    May 14, 2015 at 7:28 am

    looks great,my grandmother made the best ones.she was a farmers wife

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    Jackie Pounds says

    May 14, 2015 at 2:18 pm

    My Aunt Addie made the best biscuits.

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    Jackie Pounds says

    May 14, 2015 at 2:20 pm

    My Aunt Addie made the best biscuits ever.

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    Lisa Barron says

    May 14, 2015 at 9:32 pm

    I really need this book because I can’t recall ever having a really good biscuit.

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    Lisa Barron says

    May 14, 2015 at 9:33 pm

    I liked Skyhorse Publishing on Facebook.

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    Aaron Rishell says

    May 17, 2015 at 2:27 pm

    I’m still on the hunt. Have yet to have a really amazing biscuit.

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    Adele says

    May 17, 2015 at 4:25 pm

    I’ve not yet made a good biscuit, but I still try every once in a while. Bet there will be a recipe in this book that works for me.

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    michelle foley says

    June 17, 2016 at 9:20 am

    might sound corny but I’m okay with that. the best made biscuit is the one you make for family and friends, with the time and effort to make it for their enjoyment. there are all kinds of ways to make ’em 🙂

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