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Cooks in clover

1889

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Presented as published in 1889. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
rise until twice the size. Bake three quarters of an [hour. After removing from the oven, take a small 46 COOKS IN CLOVER. piece of butter and rub it well over the top, then i pans, let it rise about twenty minutes. Bake one roll up the loaves and set them aside to cool. j and a half hours in a moderate oven. This will Mn. P. jmake three medium sized loaves. Miss Matfie Cliff. Graham Bread, I. — Set sponge over night made of one quart of water, one teaspoon of salt, and half an yeast cake; thicken with white flour, add half a cup of molasses, and Graham flour enough to stir quite thick with a spoonGraham Bread, I, but not stiff enough to handle. In the morning put into bread tins, let it rise a short time, and bake one hour. This makes two loaves. Mrs. H. R. Wells. Graham Bread, II.— Wet three and a half pounds of Graham flour with three pints of luke-warm water, adding two heaping tablespoons of salt, and one Fleischman's yeast cake; add one teacup of molasses, and shortening about the size of an t.%^\ mix with a spoon; add sufficient flonr to make about the consistency of cake. After putting it in Boston Brown Bread, I. — Two and a half cups of granulated Indian meal, two and a half cups of Graham flour, one cup of Porto Rico molasses, one ; teaspoon of salt. Mix the meal and salt with boiling water, add molasses and lastly the flour. Bake in a covered tin very slowly at least eight hours. Mrs. F. M. Swan. Boston Brown Bread, II.— Three and a half cups of corn meal ; one cup of rye or Graham flour ; one cup of wheat flour; half a cup of molasses; one and a half pints of milk and water; two teaspoons of baking powder, and one of salt. Steam or boil four hours; then, removing the cover, place the bread in a hot oven and bake half an hour. Mrs. V. Hussey. BREAD, BISCUIT, ETC. 47 Boston Brown Bread, III. — Two cups of Indian) meal, two cups of rye flour, one ci:p of wheat flour, two-thirds of a cup of molasses, one and ahalf pints j of milk, a little salt, and one large teaspoon of sal- 1 eratus. Pour this in a long tin pail, put in a pot with just enough water to keep it boiling, cover the pail closely so that it is water tight, keep boiling three hours, and you will have a loaf of bread with- out crust. Mrs. J. R. Boston Brown Bread, IV. — Half a pint of rye flour, a pint of sifted Indian meal, a pint of sour milk, half a gill of molasses, a teaspoon of salt and a large teaspoon of saleratus. The bread should be cooked at least four hours. Mrs. M. H. C. Biscuit, I. — One quart of flour; one teaspoon of saltBoston Brown Bread, I ; three teaspoons of baking powder ; one table- spoon of butter; one pint of sweet milk. Sift to-| gether the flour, salt, and powder; rub in the butter, add the milk and form into smooth, consistent dough. Mrs. L. If. Lutz. Biscuit, II.— Allow one tablespoon of lard or but- ter to one quart of flour, and two teaspoons of bak- ing powder; add a little salt, and mix with milk to make a soft dough. Roll out, cut into biscuit and bake in a very hot oven. Mrs. W. W. Taylor. ] Drop Biscuit. — One quart of flour; three tea- 1 spoons of baking powder; one teaspoon of salt ; but- ter the size of an egg, rubbed into the flour; one I pint of milk. Drop from a spoon in a buttered pan. Bake in a quick oven. Miss E. B. O. Drop Biscuit