Boston Brown Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups graham flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups corn meal
• 1 heaping teaspoon soda
• 2 cups sour milk
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 cup raisins

Method

1. 1

   Sift salt and soda with corn meal, mix with flour, and add milk.

2. 2

   Beat well and add molasses, then raisins.

3. 3

   Pour into baking powder cans and steam for 4 hours.

4. 4

   Set in the oven for 20 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Edwardsville cook book (1906), page 3. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BOSTON BROWN BREAD. Mrs. Henry Bicklehaiipt. 2 cups graham flour. 1 teaspoon salt. 2 cups corn meal. 1 heaping teaspoon soda. 2 cups sour milk. % cup molasses. 1 cup raisins. Sift salt and soda with the corn meal; then mix with the flour and add the milk, beat well and add molasses; last add a cup raisins which improves flavor very much. Pour into baking powder cans and steam 4 hours. Then set in oven 20 minutes. BROWN BREAD. Miss Nona Barnsback. V2 cup sugar. 2 cups buttermilk or sour milk. Y2 cup molasses

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