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Marie from Cortland, NY
"The family is one of nature's masterpieces." - George Santayana
Marie
Cortland, NY
Salt Risen Bread
- 4 ounces milk
- 8 ounces boiling water
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 quarts flour
- 1/2 Tbsp lard
Mix the milk, boiling water, sugar and salt together in a pitcher. Stir thoroughly into this a little less than a quart of flour. Set the pitcher in a kettle of moderately lukewarm water and keep it at a uniform temperature. Keep a towel fastened over the mouth of the pitcher. Set the kettle in front of the fire to keep the water warm. Let it stand for 3 hours and then beat it up well, after which do not interrupt it. If in 2 hours it does not begin to rise up, put in a large slice of apple. As soon as it rises sufficiently, add 2 quarts of flour, lard and more salt. Should there not be enough yeast, use lukewarm water (above 90 degrees). Put in the oven and set before a slow fire to rise up, after which bake slowly at 300°F.
Entire Wheat Bread
- 2 cups scalded milk
- 1/3 cup sugar, or
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/4 yeast cake
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 5 cups sifted entire wheat
Mix milk, sugar or molasses, and salt. When warm add dissolved yeast and flour. Beat with enthusiasm, let rise with love and patience until double its bulk, beat, let rise with love and patience in buttered bread pans until double its bulk, beat, let rise with love and patience in buttered bread pans until double its bulk, and bake one hour in moderately hot oven, or bake in gem pans thirty minutes (be patient, you rascal).
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