Virginia Brown Bread

Original Recipe

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; this will make two loaves; when light, bake in a moderate oven one and a half hours.

Ingredients

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  • 1 pint of corn meal
  • 1 pint of light
  • 1 cupful of molasses
  • 2 loaves
  • 1 moderate oven one and a half hours

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Instructions

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    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; this will make two loaves; when light, bake in a moderate oven one and a half hours.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)