Brown Bread

Arwilda kept seven different recipes with this title.

Baked graham-cornmeal recipe

Old Binder Baked Brown Bread section

Ingredients

⅓ cup sugar;
1 tablespoon shortening;
½ cup molasses;
2 cups cold water;
1 teaspoon soda, dissolved in the water
2 cups graham flour;
½ cup corn meal;
½ cup white flour;
1 teaspoon salt;

Directions

Mix to-gether:; Add:
Beat all to-gether;
Beat allto-gether, Bake in 350 degree oven about one hour, until done.

Timing: about one hour

Temperature: 350 degree oven

Equipment: oven

Notes

Raisins may be added if desired

As written

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Boiled-raisin tin-can recipe

Decorative Tin folded boiled-raisin sheet

Yield: grease + flour 3 #2 tin cans; Divide batter evenly

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. raisins
1 1/2 c water
1 heaping tbsp. shortening
1 large egg
2 3/4 c sifted flour
2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
Nuts may be added.

Directions

Boil for 4 min - Cool
sift together
Mix well - grease + flour 3 #2 tin cans.
Divide batter evenly - Bake 350° for 1 hr.

Timing: Boil for 4 min; for 1 hr.

Temperature: Boil; Cool; Bake 350°

Equipment: measuring cups and spoons; saucepan; flour sifter; mixing bowl and utensil; 3 No. 2 tin cans; oven

Notes

Nuts may be added.

Brown-sugar nut recipe

Brown-sugar and nut-meat card

From Nell:.

Ingredients

2 C B sugar
2 egg
2 C milk
4 C flour
4 t baking powder
1 t salt
1 C nut meats

Directions

Stir - Bake - 45 mins - slow oven

Timing: 45 mins

Temperature: slow oven

Equipment: oven

Maxine's bran recipe

Maxine card

From Maxine.

Ingredients

1 egg
3/4 C b. sugar
1/2 C molasses
1 C sour milk
1 1/2 t soda & salt
1 C bran flour
1 1/2 C white flour
1 1/2 t baking powder
nuts & raisins

As written

Maxine

Mrs. Maxwell's graham-raisin recipe

Old Binder typed Mrs. Maxwell card

From Mrs. Maxwell.

Yield: Makes two loaves.

Ingredients

2 cups Graham flour;
1 cup white flour;
¼ cup sugar;
½ teaspoon salt;
1 teaspoon baking powder;
1 teaspoon salt;
½ cup molasses;
1 cup sweet milk;
½ cup cold water;
½ cup raisins;

Directions

Mix all to-gether, then add:
Makes two loaves. Bake 50 minutes at 325 or 350 degree oven.

Timing: Bake 50 minutes

Temperature: 1/2 cup cold water; 325 or 350 degree oven

Equipment: oven

As written

BREADS, MUFFINS, BISCUITS & ETC.; PAGE: I (A)

Sour-milk graham recipe

Decorative Tin floral sheet

Ingredients

1/2 c. molasses
2 c. sour milk
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 tsp soda in sour milk
2 1/2 c graham flour
1 c white flour
1 egg
about 1/3 cup shortening

Directions

Bake 350° oven.

Temperature: 350° oven

Arwilda’s changes

Added “1 c white flour”

Untitled steamed graham-cornmeal recipe

Mrs. Growson Kellogg Box untitled steamed card reverse

Ingredients

2 cups Graham Flour
1 cup Corn Meal
1/2 cup Molasses
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup cold water

Directions

Steam 2 hours.

Timing: 2 hours

Temperature: cold water; steam

Equipment: steamer

Compare the cards

Principal grain, sweetener, and fruit pattern

Decorative Tin floral sheet: Graham and white flours with molasses, sugar, sour milk, egg, and shortening; no fruit listed.
Maxine card: Bran and white flours with brown sugar, molasses, sour milk, egg, nuts, and raisins.
Brown-sugar and nut-meat card: White flour with two cups brown sugar, milk, eggs, and nut meats; no molasses or fruit listed.
Old Binder typed Mrs. Maxwell card: Graham and white flours with molasses, sugar, sweet milk, water, and raisins; no egg or fat listed.
Decorative Tin folded boiled-raisin sheet: White flour with boiled raisins and water, sugar, egg, and shortening; no molasses or whole-grain flour listed.
Old Binder Baked Brown Bread section: Graham, corn meal, and white flour with molasses, sugar, shortening, water, soda, and salt; raisins optional.
Mrs. Growson Kellogg Box untitled steamed card reverse: Graham flour and corn meal with molasses, sugar, soda, salt, and cold water; no white flour, fat, egg, milk, or fruit listed.

Method and baking form

Decorative Tin floral sheet: Only Bake 350 degree oven is included; no pan, yield, or time is stated.
Maxine card: No method, pan, temperature, time, or yield is included.
Brown-sugar and nut-meat card: Stir and bake 45 minutes in a slow oven; no pan or yield is stated.
Old Binder typed Mrs. Maxwell card: Mix together, make two loaves, and bake 50 minutes at 325 or 350 degrees.
Decorative Tin folded boiled-raisin sheet: Boil raisins and water four minutes, cool, mix, divide among three No. 2 cans, and bake one hour at 350 degrees.
Old Binder Baked Brown Bread section: Mix and beat in two ordered stages, then bake about one hour at 350 degrees; no pan or yield is stated.
Mrs. Growson Kellogg Box untitled steamed card reverse: Steam two hours; no mixing method, vessel, yield, or temperature setting is stated.

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