Cookie Administrator Feb 3, 2008 #1 3 1/2 lbs. pre-sifted Monarch soft wheat flour 2 tbsp. salt 1 lb. shortening 1 lb. shortening (second amount) Blend together flour and salt. With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in until the consistency of coarse meal, first pound of shortening. Cut in a second pound of shortening until the size of small peas. Store in tightly covered canister.
3 1/2 lbs. pre-sifted Monarch soft wheat flour 2 tbsp. salt 1 lb. shortening 1 lb. shortening (second amount) Blend together flour and salt. With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in until the consistency of coarse meal, first pound of shortening. Cut in a second pound of shortening until the size of small peas. Store in tightly covered canister.