Old Fashioned Brown Bread
Recipe Link: http://RecipeCircus/Recipes/JaneyCanuck/bbread.htm
4 slices stale bread (rye is preferable)
3/4 cup sour milk
1/4 cup molasses
1/ 3 cup sugar
3 tbls flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
raisons (optional)
Soak bread in combined milk, sugar,molasses and cornmeal. Sift together baking powder, baking soda and salt. Combine all. Put in greased coffee can. Steam 3 hours or place on rack in pressure cooker with 4 1/2 cups of water. When steam flows, reduce heat and allow steam to flow 30 minutes. Then set control on 5 lb. Cook 30 minutes after control jiggles. Cool instantly under fawcett.