Salt Rising Bread
["3/4 c. homeground meal", "1 1/4 c. boiling milk", "1/4 or 1/2 tsp. soda", "2 c. boiling water", "1/2 c. sugar", "1 c. milk", "5 c. flour", "5 lb. flour", "3/4 c. shortening", "1/3 c. sugar", "3 Tbsp. salt"]
["Stir meal into boiling milk.", "Let sit until double in warm place (1/2 to 1 1/4 days).", "Add soda.", "Make sponge of 2 cups boiling water poured over 1/2 cup sugar and 1 cup milk in crock. Thicken with about 5 cups flour.", "Add meal yeast.", "Place pitcher in hot water and let batter double (2 hours).", "Sift 5 pounds flour into dishpan.", "Set aside 2 cups of this flour.", "Cut into flour the shortening, 1/3 cup sugar and salt.", "Put in nest of flour in pan. Pour sponge in nest and rinse pitcher with 6 cups of the warm water in pan.", "Mix well; put in well-greased loaf pans and set in very warm place to rise to double.", "Bake at 350\u00b0 for 15 minutes and 300\u00b0 for 1 hour.", "Turn out on brown paper and butter.", "Total flour needed is 7 1/2 pounds."]
["homeground meal", "boiling milk", "soda", "boiling water", "sugar", "milk", "flour", "flour", "shortening", "sugar", "salt"]