Recipe(tried): Flower Pot Bread

2 c. scalded milk
3 Tb. sugar
3 Tbs. shortening
! c. lukewarm water
2 envelopes yeast
6 c. sifted flour
melted shortening
2 tsp.sugar

Buy three 5 inch wide & 5 inch deep red clay flower pots. Wash and grease well. Bake the empty pots for 5 to 10 min. at 375*. Repeat process again. This keeps the bread from sticking. Scald milk in a saucepan. Add sugar, shortening and salt, and stir until shortening is melted. Vool to lukewarm.
In a large, warm bowl, dissolve 2 tsp. sugar in water, add yeast & let stand 10 min. then stir well. Add lukewarm milk. Stir in 4 c. flour; beat very well. Add remaining flour. This is a sticky dough. Trensfer to a greased bowl. Brush top of loaves with melted shortening. Cover with waxed paper [I spray it with Pam] and a towel and let rise till double [about 45 min] Turn out on a lightly floured board. knead lightly, then divide in 3 equal parts. Put in well-greased
flower pots. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double. Bake in a 375* oven for 35-40 min., with a double thickness of foil on oven rack under pots to break the direct heat.
[taken from "A Dash of Servillity", Pensacola, Fl., 1971