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American Bread

Place in an earthen vessel which is wider at the top than at the bottom, a pound and a half of flour and half a pint of fresh brewers' yeast, mixing it with a pint of lukewarm water, when it may be set one side for three or four hours until it rises and falls again. Place a little salt in a couple of quarts of water and mix it well with the above and add about nine pounds of flour, work together well and leave it until light when it may be shaped into loaves. It should first be put into a hot oven, allowing it to cool afterwards.