Salt Rising Bread

Ingredients

• 2 medium potatoes
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 pt boiling water
• 3 Tbsp cornmeal
• 14 tsp soda

Directions

1. Peel and slice potatoes Add remaining ingredients Let stand overnight in a warm place In the morning when it has foam on top remove the potatoes and discard Add 14 teaspoon of soda and thicken with flour Let rise Add 12
2. gallon 8 cups flour to make a sponge
3. Add risen mixture and let rise again Make out into 4 loaves Grease pans well Bake in moderate 350 oven for 45 minutes or more