Salt Rising Bread

6 ingredients
3 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 medium potatoes
  • 1 Tbsp. sugar
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 pt. boiling water
  • 3 Tbsp. cornmeal
  • 1/4 tsp. soda

Directions

  1. 1
    Peel and slice potatoes. Add remaining ingredients. Let stand overnight in a warm place. In the morning, when it has foam on top, remove the potatoes and discard. Add 1/4 teaspoon of soda and thicken with flour. Let rise. Add 1/2
  2. 2
    gallon (8 cups) flour to make a sponge.
  3. 3
    Add risen mixture and let rise again. Make out into 4 loaves. Grease pans well. Bake in moderate 350° oven for 45 minutes or more.

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