Hello all, it s that time again! This week on the show you ll meet my friend Jeffrey. He s from North Carolina, or 'Norf Cakalakee' as he likes to call it. He and I went shopping for some things for his home. This would have been absolutely delightful, had it not been for the fact that we have extremely different ideas about what s beautiful. We went to two shops: Nial Smith, an antique store that features beautiful heirloom pieces and The End of History, a shop that has a collection of more colorful stock from the 1950 s through the 1970 s It s infinitely more fun to watch than it was to experience. Mary Ellen can attest to that. She tagged along. In addition to that Jeffrey showed me his biscuits. Well, that is to say, he demonstrated his grandmother s biscuit recipe for us. Here it is: You ll need: 2 cups flour 1Tbs. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 1/4 cup vegetable shortening 2/3 cup milk Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and place in a large bowl. Cut the shortening into the flour mixture until it s nice and crumbly. Add the milk by degrees, mixing together until you have a sticky, loose ball. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead lightly a few times, then roll the dough out to approximately 1/2' thick. Using an inverted drinking glass, cut the biscuits out and bake on an ungreased baking sheet for approximately 12 to 15 minutes. They re just delicious-light and flakey. This week on my NPR podcast I m telling you how to make some lovely charm bracelets. I know you ll have fun making them. I sure did!