RECEIPT FOR MAKING EXCELLENT BREAD WITHOUT YEAST.--Scald about two
handsful of Indian meal, into which put a little salt, and as much
cold water as will make it rather warmer than new milk; then stir in
wheat flour, till it is as thick as a family pudding, and set it down
by the fire to rise. In about half an hour, it generally grows thin;
you may sprinkle a little fresh flour on the top, and mind to turn the
pot round, that it may not bake to the side of it. In three or four
hours, if you mind the above directions, it will rise and ferment as
if you had set it with hop yeast; when it does, make it up in soft
dough, flour a pan, put in your bread, set it before the fire, covered
up, turn it round to make it equally warm, and in about half an hour
it will be light enough to bake. It suits best to bake in a Dutch
oven, as it should be put into the oven as soon as it is light.
RICE JELLY.--Boil a quarter of a pound of rice flour with half a
pound of loaf sugar, in a quart of water, till the whole becomes one
glutinous mass, then strain off the jelly and let it stand to cool.
This food is very nourishing and beneficial to invalids.
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