Leaven
2 tablespoonfuls of flour. 1 tablespoonful of lard or butter. 2 tablespoonfuls of yeast. 2 eggs. 1 potato. 2 teaspoonfuls of sugar. Make the leaven soon after breakfast in winter, and at one o'clock P. M. in summer. Let it be of the consistency of batter. Put it in a small bucket, in a warm place, to rise till four o'clock P. M. This amount of leaven is sufficient for two quarts of flour. If for loaf bread, leave out the eggs and butter.--Mrs. M.