Housekeeping in Old Virginia

Seventeen hundred recipes from the housewives of Old Virginia — Sally Lunn and beaten biscuit, brandy peaches and Brunswick stew — gathered in 1879 by Patrick Henry's granddaughter, with tributes from the First Lady down.

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Potato Bread

1 quart of flour. 4 eggs. 4 good sized Irish potatoes, boiled, mashed and strained through a colander. 2 ounces of butter. As much yeast as is needed to make it rise.

To be made up with water, not so stiff as light bread dough. Bake in a loaf or rolls.--Mrs. J. H. F.

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