Recipe - Salt Rising Bread

Peel and slice one mediumsized potato. Add 1 t. each sugar and salt
and 2 T. corn meal. Pour over 1 pint boiling water, stirring well, let
stand over night in a warm place until light. Drain off liquid, add
One half t. baking soda and enough flour to make a stiff batter (about 2
One half c.). Let stand in a warm place until light, then take 1 pint hot
water, 2 T. sugar, 1 T. salt, 1/3 c. lard. Mix this into flour (using
about 9 c.) then add light batter and mix into medium stif dough,
kneading well. Make into loaves, place in well greased pans. Bake in
moderately hot oven about 25 minutes.

Note: Moderate oven is 350 400 F.
Source: Mrs. Roy Geeslin, Jefferson Grange, Brown County, OH
Originally published in Ohio State Grange Cook Book, 21st ed., Apr 1966.
Compiled by members of Ohio State Grange Home Economics Committee.

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