8 cups flour
1/3 cup baking powder
2 tsp. Salt
8 tsp. Sugar
1 cup shortening
Stir together all ingredients except shortening. Cut shortening into mixture with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Store in airtight container on a cupboard shelf or in the refrigerator. It will stay fresher longer in the refrigerator.
When making biscuits, use 1/3 cup milk for every cup of the mix. For pancakes, use as you would a packaged biscuit mix.