Danggggg... I'm shocked. This is really too bad.
An American Biscuit, which I'm capitalizing only for convenience and will abbreviate AB, is in texture somewhat like a tender, moistish scone and in flavor like Irish soda bread without the raisins, being raised by the action of baking soda or baking powder. If you like soda bread, you'd like an AB. The recipes for ABs are very simple things, with flour, milk or buttermilk, and baking powder and butter and not much else but technique, so they are popular with us for breakfast, for they also cook up quickly. I'll step over to the Here's The Latest Recipe thread and post a buttermilk AB recipe after I hit the Better Homes & Gardens recipe book for a scratchbuilt.