Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-03-18
l. An ! ARM / BREAD
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New Recipe Tested BY Commits.
s. sary Department. !. !.
will keep INDEFINITELY If DRY

Claim Made For Bread Baked From
45 Ftormula Devised BY Wife 81 Adiroi,,?.:
NJ dack Guide oticers Believe ii viii
Prove Of Greatest ValuIel to the United
States Army. ;s T, 5,5s5 a 4. s
. MRS rs Jacob Wetmore, wife Of a. guide
IN the the .Afdirond acks is the inventor Of
70 g new bread recipe which army officers;
Sor the commissary department at
washington believe viii prove Of. the the
greatest imp rtance Ito the United
States army The bread, called ..hardt
Dread for campers use,' appears to
last efnitely when baked according
20 Mrs. Wetmore's instructions and
likewise has the advantage of being as
shealthful, crisp and tasteful as the
French breads 3ss; s5 a An: 2I[ts
3% lBrigadter General Henry q. Sharpe,
commissary general Of the army; has
had several tests made at Fort Riley
and In California. With the added In
3genutty Of the army bakers the finish.
ca products, which are being forward
ca to the war department, give prom
tse that the United States army viii
soon be on an equal footing with for
5eign armies SO far as this important
ration is concerned. SS..e;. 49,
Lighter the Batter Gets the Better.
{S& Early last November Brigadier Gen
eral Sharpe's attention was first
brought to Mrs. Wetmore's recipe. It
was forwarded by r. Il. Hudson of
New York. Here Is the recipe: ~ .s...s,j}5;
snake q sponge about 8 OF O'Clock
10 the afternoon by adding cake of
yeast foam (Which has previously been
softened in q little water) to q batter
made Of a tablespoo nful of mashed b.
tato and a pint Of water In which the
potato has been boiled, with sufficient
good bread -four stirred In so that the
batter VIII drop from the spoon, not
run as a liquid. Let this rise In
warm place after giving 1t a good.
beating until about 8 or 10 O'Clock at
night (the lighter It gets the better,
then add q pint Of lukewarm water, d
feaspo onful Of salt, d tablespoonful 81:
sugar and q bit Of lard. the size ofs q
hickory mt, though the bread win De
600 good perhaps Il this Is omitted. 3.
5s$ Cut Into Squares Like Goodies. Z. 81
III bread mixer Is used, put all.
these ingredients Into It and add three
quarts Of dour. measured before stiff
s1na flrst deductinngi ttherefroIn the
amount used In making the sponge ID
the afternoon; mix Of, IL q mixer IL,
not used, knead with the hands until
when poked with the finger tip It
seems elastic and does not stick to
the finger. Cover and let rise over:
night IN q warm place (76 degrees),
and In the morning turn ont on q board
and pound with the back Of an ak TOR
twenty minutes, working Id all the
aour you possibly can. Then roll ont
about an inch thick. with q rolling pin
and cut into squares Of about two
inches, place on q creased baking
sheet, such as cookies are baked Son,
and let rise until nearly twice their;
height, or until very Light.
IF Bake about half an hour In q mod
$eratelys hot oven and then leave In a
warming oven or about the stove
somewhere to dry out thoroughly for
q day or two. Keep In a dry place,
and when wanted to use roll one over
once Or twice In cold water. drain,
carefully from one corner, place On
plate and In q short time at VIII puff
mp much larger and seem like freshly
baked bread. This bread win keep In
definitely e kept perfectly dir. 4