Bread

2 c. milk or water.

2 tsp. salt.

2 tsp. sugar.

1 tbsp. lard or butter.

1/2 cake compressed yeast.

1/2 c. water.

Flour.

Put the water or milk, salt, sugar and fat into a bowl; add the dissolved yeast, then the flour gradually. When stiff enough to handle, turn the dough out on a floured board and knead until soft and elastic. Put it back into the bowl, moisten, cover, and let it rise in a warm place until double its bulk; then divide into loaves, or shape into biscuit." Cover them and let them rise in the pan in which they are to be baked until double in bulk, then bake.

Nut Bread

(Miss Sutermeister.)

1 egg.

1/2 c. sugar.

1/2 tsp. salt.

2 1/2 c. flour.

3 tsp. baking powder.

3/4 c. chopped nuts.

Beat egg; add sugar, milk and dry ingredients, sifted together, then the nuts; mix well together and bake one hour in moderate oven.

Nut Bread No. 2

1 c. oatmeal.

1 c. boiling water.

1 yeast cake.

1 c. lukewarm water.

1 c. nuts.

1 tbsp. salt.

2 tbsp. sugar.

2 tbsp. lard.

Scald oatmeal with boiling water, add sugar, salt and lard; when lukewarm add yeast which has been dissolved in the cup of lukewarm water. Add the water and enough flour to make a drop batter, beat well, then add flour to make a stiff dough. Knead and let rise. Knead second time, let rise.

Knead third time, and put in bread pans. Let rise till double its bulk and bake for 45 minutes or an hour.

Boston Brown Bread

1 1/2 c. granular corn meal.

2 c. rye flour.

1 tsp. salt.

1 tsp. soda.

1 c. N. O. molasses.

2 c. sour milk.

2 tbsp. melted butter.

Mix dry materials. Put together molasses and half of milk; combine two mixtures, add balance of milk and melted butter. Put into greased tins (three 1-pound baking powder cans); steam for three hours. Take from can and dry in oven five minutes.

Grape Nut Brown Bread

1 c. grape nuts.

1 c. yellow corn meal.

1 c. graham flour.

1 c. molasses.

2 c. sweet milk.

4 tsp. baking powder.

1 tsp. salt.

Mix all together and steam for three hours.

Bran Bread

(Mrs. L. Dammert.)

2 c. sour milk.

1 tsp. soda.

1/2 c. molasses.

1/2 c. brown sugar.

1 egg, well beaten.

2 c. bran.

3 c. graham flour.

1/4 tsp. salt.

Dissolve soda in a little boiling water, add to the molasses, then mix all the ingredients together. Let stand 1 hour and bake 1 hour and 15 minutes. One cup of raisins and 1 of nuts may also be added if so desired.