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Salt rising bread (w/sponge)

Yield: 60 Servings

Ingredients:

• 2 Potatoes med peel & grate
• 3 tb Cornmeal
• 3 tb Sugar
• 3 c Water
• 1 c Milk
• 2 tb Crisco
• 2 ts Baking powder
• 1 ts Baking soda

Instructions:

All purpose flour (enough) SPONGE: Put potatoes cornmeal sugar salt and boiling water in 1/2 gal glass jar and stir. Set uncovered in warm spot overnight. Next day strain off foam keep the liquid and discard the rest. BREAD: Bring milk to a simmer and add Crisco baking powder and soda. Blend in sponge. Put in large bowl add enough flour to make a stiff batter which is still pliant enough to beat. Set in a warm place to rise to double. Add a little more flour to make dough stiff enough to shape into 3 loaves and let double. Bake at 350 for about an hour.

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