Measure flour, baking powder & salt into a bowl. Cut in shortening thoroughly, until mixture looks like meal. Stir in almost all the milk. If dough is not pliable, just add enough milk to make a soft, puffy, easy to roll dough. Round up dough on a lightly powered surface. Knead 20-25 times. (about ½ minute)  

Roll out dough about ½ thick.  Cut out biscuits, lay* on greased cooking sheet.  Place in oven preheated to 375º approximately 15 minutes.

*For a real country flavor sop both sides of the biscuit in bacon grease before putting on cookie sheet.