about 6 jerusalem artichokes, cooked and mashed like potatoes

1/2 cup acorn flour

1 cup self rising flour

1/4 cup lard or shortening

1 egg, beaten

1 cup buttermilk

Cook artichokes and mash, you should have about a half a cup when done.  Preheat oven to 400F. Sift the flours together and add lard or shortening. Mix. Add jerusalem artichokes. Mix. Combine egg and milk and then add to other ingredients. Roll out (a little thinner than a regular biscuit) and cut. Bake on ungreased baking sheets for about 10 minutes, until brown.