Mouth-watering Biscuits

Diva’s Memories of Recipes Biscuits
Inspiration:  Rutz Family cookbook, by Ruth Hopkins
Ingredients: 2 cups Flour 1/2 tsp cream of tartar 2 tbsp sugar 2/3 cup milk 4 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1 egg	Instructions: Mix dry ingredients.  Add butter and mix until consistency of cornmeal.  Add milk and beaten egg.  Put out on counter and knead 5 times.  Roll or pat out to 1/2 inch thick.  Cut with a biscuit cutter and water glass.  Put on greased baking sheet. Bake at 450 degrees for 12-15 mins.
Variation:  Great with my Diva's gravy.

Diva's Pour man Potato Water Gravy

Diva’s Memories of Recipes Potato Water Gravy
Inspiration: Pour man's gravy, but awesome.  We never let anything go to waste and what better way to use the water from your boiled potatoes.  This is also great for people that can't tolerate milk.
Ingredients: 2 cups water from boiled potatoes 2 TB flour 4 TB grease drippings from what ever meat you cooked. (if you didn't get much from the drippings, you can add butter) salt and pepper to taste.	Instructions: Add flour to drippings and make a paste.  Add potato water and stir til smooth.  Keep cooking until thickened to the consistency you want. Salt and pepper to taste.
Variation:  I have also added this gravy to soups and stews for the base.