Salt Rising Bread

1. 1

   Stir meal into boiling milk.

2. 2

   Let sit until double in warm place (1/2 to 1 1/4 days).

3. 3

   Add soda.

4. 4

   Make sponge of 2 cups boiling water poured over 1/2 cup sugar and 1 cup milk in crock. Thicken with about 5 cups flour.

5. 5

   Add meal yeast.

6. 6

   Place pitcher in hot water and let batter double (2 hours).

7. 7

   Sift 5 pounds flour into dishpan.

8. 8

   Set aside 2 cups of this flour.

9. 9

   Cut into flour the shortening, 1/3 cup sugar and salt.

10. 10

    Put in nest of flour in pan. Pour sponge in nest and rinse pitcher with 6 cups of the warm water in pan.

11. 11

    Mix well; put in well-greased loaf pans and set in very warm place to rise to double.

12. 12

    Bake at 350u00b0 for 15 minutes and 300u00b0 for 1 hour.

13. 13

    Turn out on brown paper and butter.

14. 14

    Total flour needed is 7 1/2 pounds.

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