Instructions: Combine flour and baking soda; cut in shortening with a pastry blender until crumbly. Add buttermilk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead 3 or 4 times. Pat or roll dough to 3/4-inch thickness; cut with a 2-inch round cutter, and place on lightly greased baking sheets.

Bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.

This recipe yields 2 dozen.

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