One cup scalded milk, one cup boiling water, one tablespoonful of lard, one tablespoonful of butter, one-third cup of brown sugar, one and a half teaspoonfuls of salt, one-quarter yeast cake dissolved in one-quarter cup lukewarm water, three cups of flour, rye meal.

To milk and water add lard, butter, sugar, and salt; when lukewarm, add dissolved yeast cake and flour, beat thoroughly, cover, and let rise until light. Add rye meal until dough is stiff enough to knead; knead thoroughly, let rise, shape in loaves, let rise again, and bake.

Rye Bread

Two cups lukewarm water, one yeast cake, one-half table-spoonful of salt, one-half cup molasses, one cup rye flour, one cup granulated cornmeal, three cups of flour.

Dissolve yeast cake in water, add remaining ingredients, and mix thoroughly. Let rise, shape, let rise again and bake as in first recipe.