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or over night; in the morning, or when light, add a teaspoonful of soda
dissolved in a spoonful of warm water; beat it well and turn into well-greased,
deep, bread-pans, and let it rise again. Bake in a moderate oven from three to
four hours.
--Palmer House, Chicago.
BOSTON BROWN BREAD. (Unfermented).
One cupful of rye flour, two cupfuls of corn-meal, one cupful of white flour,
half a teacupful of molasses or sugar, a teaspoonful of salt. Stir all together
thoroughly, and wet up with sour milk, then add a level teaspoonful of soda
dissolved in a tablespoonful of water. The same can be made of sweet milk, by
substituting baking-powder for soda. The batter to be stirred as thick as can be
with a spoon, and turned into well-greased pans.
VIRGINIA BROWN BREAD.
One pint of corn-meal, pour over enough boiling water to thoroughly scald it;
when cool, add one pint of light, white bread sponge, mix well together, add one
cupful of molasses, and Graham flour enough to mold; this will make two loaves;
when light, bake in a moderate oven one and a half hours.
RHODE ISLAND BROWN BREAD.
Two and one-half cupfuls of corn-meal, one and one-half cupfuls of rye-meal, one
egg, one cup of molasses, two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar, one teaspoonful
of soda, a little salt and one quart of milk. Bake in a covered dish, either
earthen or iron, in a moderately hot oven three hours.
STEAMED BROWN BREAD.
One cup of white flour, two of Graham flour, two of Indian meal, one teaspoonful
of soda, one cup of molasses, three and a half cups of milk, a little salt. Beat
well and steam for four hours. This is for sour milk; when sweet milk is used,
use baking powder in place of soda.
This is improved by setting it into the oven fifteen minutes after it is slipped
from the mold. To be eaten warm with butter. Most excellent.
RYE BREAD.
To a quart of warm water stir as much wheat flour as will make a smooth batter;
stir into it half a gill of home-made yeast, and set it in a warm place to rise;
this is called setting a sponge; let it be mixed in some vessel which will
contain twice the quantity; in the morning, put three pounds and a half of rye
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