Virginia Brown Bread
From Original White House Cookbook, 1887
Serves 16
This recipe makes two loaves.
Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 155. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
VIRGINIA BROWN BREAD. One pint of corn meal; pour over enough boiling water to thoroughly scald it ; when cool add one pint of light, white bread sponge, mix well together, add one cupful of molasses, and Graham flour enough to mold
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