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Made with Baking Powder (Pounds of corn meal quart)

2 pounds of corn meal. 1 quart of boiling water. 1 cupful of dark molasses. 1 pint of cold milk or water. 1 teaspoonful of salt. 6 teaspoonfuls of baking powder. 1 pound of graham. 1 pound of white flour.

Scald the meal with the boiling water. Add the molasses and then rest of the ingredients-the powder being mixed in the flour. Beat up thoroughly. It makes soft dough. Put it in 2 or 3 iron pails having lids and steam 5 hours or more, then bake about 20 minutes.

Hotel providers who would have brown bread by these easy methods always, need to provide a set of pails that will stand baking, having bales and lids. They should last for years and require to be made of the best Russia iron, as these properly cared for, greased while hot and wiped out, never discolor the bread. 5 inches across, 8 inches deep.