Cottage Bread

Ingredients

• one compressed yeast cake
• one cup lukewarm milk
• three cups lukewarm water
• one teaspoonful salt
• two tablespoonfuls shortening
• one tablespoonful sugar
• two quarts sifted flour
• a small pinch ARM AND HAMMER Soda

Method

1. 1

   Dissolve yeast in lukewarm milk.

2. 2

   Add water, salt, shortening, sugar, and flour with a pinch of ARM AND HAMMER Soda.

3. 3

   Mix into a stiff dough, rub with lard, cover, and let rise overnight.

4. 4

   In the morning, roll up, cut into loaves, and let rise in greased tins.

5. 5

   Bake for 40-50 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Arm & Hammer Soda book of valuable recipes (1900) by Church & Dwight Co, page 4. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

COTTAGE BREAD (VERY FINE, MRS. J. BRAUN.) DissolA-e one compressed yeast cake in one cup lukewarm milk, (a half cup home-brewed yeast can be used instead). Add three cups lukeAvarm water, one teaspoonful salt, two tablespoonfuls shortening, one tablespoonful sugar and tAvo quarts sifted flour with a small pinch ARM AND HAMMER Soda

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