The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
81 PRIZE
Bread Making

Mary e. James. 1876 The UpIands
Berkeley
Too many women in these days sup
ply the table from out the paper bag
Light house keeping is practiced al
most exclusively except by those who
are able TO hire servants. / have pur-
pOsely stood and watched q long line
OF women about lunch or dinner time
buying little sliced ham, few buns,
dozen cookies, a paper pail of baked
beans. some salad, pie. Some | knew
had very little to- live on and quite a
family. Once / asked the proprietor OF
a womans exchange, How can these
women afford TO do this?" and he re-
piled. You would be still more sur
what women buy" They viii send
their children to school with sand
wiches made of bakers bread. day
after day, with never a thought of the
nutrition or lack OF nutrition contained
therein. The common question now is.
Where DO you buy your bread?" not,
How low DO YOU make your bread :.
becoming lost % one N San francisco.
Bread alone is not a perfect food. but
combined with other things, IL is nearly
so. Made al home. using milk. short
ening, sugar. salt. clean -four, il is not
10 be compared TO the article bought
al the common bakery. This. COM
bined in sandwiches with ground meat.
things. make nearly a perfect food for
the school children's lunch. The bread
mixer of today greatly reduces the
burden OF bread making and the fire
less cooker enables one to use the
cheapest cuts of meat with the best re-
suits and a minimum of expense and
labor in the cooking.
, A while ago i became so hungry for
a taste of real old fashioned bread,
pungent with a flavor of hops. that
made some self-fermenting yeast
which I enjoyed making as child en-
joys candy making.
The Heast-A very small cup OF hops
STEPPED one hour in one quart of water.
After straining add two cups of -four,
Beat until the Jumps are all gone and
il is creamy: then set in dark warm
place and cover with a cloth so the air
can reach It Stir IL every time you
appear. and then the excitement begins.
When enough bubbles come to warrant
fermentauon, wash ana Doll three
or four large potatoes and add not too
hot. to this mixture. then let rise again.
II Will nearly run over itself and
smell the good old yeasty smell. Now
fu the Jars only half full or they Will
burst. This will keep a month il well
sealed and in a cool place. and is ready
10 make bread on moments notice.
The Bread-TO one pint of boiling
water poured in the mixer. add one
"a ablespoon sugar scant tablespoon
lard. one teaspoon salt Increase these
ingredients in proportion as you In
ma kes about three loaves When this
is still rather warm, add half a cup
yeast. mix thoroughly: then gradually
stir in enough -four 10 make thick
batter. beating II until it is smooth.
DO this at night and wrap well with a
blanket TO keep it warm. In the morn
ing add half cup Of boiling milk, In
creasing the quantity of milk as the
whole amount OF bread Is increased;
then knead until IL is velvety. The
beating and kneading can best be done
in bread mixer. Wrap up again, and
when this is well risen. about double
its size. put into losyes. II your house
is cool and no other warm place can be
found, light the fame under the gas
oven for two or three minutes. being
careful il is not hot enough to sour
the bread. This makes nice place for
the loaves 10 rise. An hour is not too
long for the bread to bake. Also Lin
colnV rule is good. Divide the hour
into three 20 minutes. Have the oven
bot enough 70 send the bread up quick
ly and let II become gradually hotter
for the first 20 minutes. The second
20 minutes let 1T remain the same; the
last 20 minutes reduce the heat grad
ually.