Recipe: Salt Rising Bread (for request for salt raisen bread)

Ingredients (6 servings)

3 md Sized potatoes
1 ts Sugar
4 c Boiling water
3 tb Cornmeal
1 ts Salt

Dough:
2 c Lukewarm milk
1/8 ts Baking soda
1 c Water
2 tb Melted shortening
1/8 ts Salt
Flour

Instructions
Prize winning recipe
Starter:

Pare and slice potatoes. Add cornmeal, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, and boiling water. Wrap bowl in a heavy cloth. Cover and allow to stand in a warm place overnight. In the morning remove potatoes. Add milk, water, baking soda, salt, and shortening. Add sufficient flour to make a dough just stiff enough to knead. Knead until smooth and elastic. Form into loaves. Place in well-oiled pans. Cover and let rise until double in bulk. Bake in moderate oven (400 F) about 45 minutes. 3 loaves. Lyd Smith, Los Angeles, CA.