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BREAD, IN SUMMER OR WINTER.
In summer take three pints of cold or tepid water, four table-spoons of yeast,
one tea-spoon of salt; stir in flour enough to make a thick sponge (rather
thicker than griddle-cakes). Let stand until morning, then add more flour, mix
stiff, and knead ten minutes; place in a pan, let rise until light, knead for
another ten minutes; mold into four loaves, and set to rise, but do not let it
get too light; bake in a moderate oven one hour. If breadis mixed at six o'clock
in the morning, the baking ought to be done by ten o'clock.
In winter take one pint of buttermilk or clabbered milk; let it scald (not
boil); make a well in the center of the flour, into it turn the hot milk, add
one tea-spoon of salt, enough flour and water to make sufficient sponge, and one
tea-cup of yeast; let stand until morning and then prepare the bread as in
summer. This is more convenient to make in winter, since a hot fire is needed to
heat the milk.--Mrs. D. Buxton.
BREAD WITH MUSH.
Pour two quarts hot corn-meal mush, made as for eating, over two quarts flour,
(wheat or Graham); when cool, add one quart sponge, half cup molasses, one
tea-spoon salt, half tea-spoon of soda; mix well together; add more flour if
needed, and knead thoroughly; mold into small loaves; let rise and bake in small
dripping-pans, (a loaf in a pan) or pie-tins, in a moderate oven; when done, rub
over with butter and wrap in a cloth.--Mrs. W. W. W.
GOOD BREAD.
For four small loaves boil four large potatoes; when done, pour off the water,
and when it cools add to it a yeast cake; mash the potato very fine, put through
a sieve, pour boiling milk on as much flour as is needed, let stand until cool,
add the potato and yeast, a large tea-spoon of salt and one table-spoon of
sugar; stir very stiff, adding flour as is needed. Let stand in a warm place
until light, dissolve one tea-spoon of soda in a little hot water, mix well
through with the hands, mold into loaves, and let rise again. When sufficiently
raised place in a moderately hot oven, keeping up a steady fire.--Mrs. Governor
Hardin, Missouri.
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