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1 3/4 cups flour

2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon sugar

3 tablespoons fresh dill — snipped

4 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening

2/3 cup sour crea

In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. Add the dill and the shortening; blend unti lit resembles meal. Stir in sour cream and milk; stir until it just forms a soft sticky dough. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto a buttered baking sheet and bake in the middle of a prehated 425 oven for 15 to 17 minutes or until pale golden. Makes about 16 biscuits.

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