Arizona republican., 1918-06-30

CreaSey, BOX 24U, BlSbee. has been awarded the prize of $25 for the best wheatless recipe for yeast bread The prize was offered some time ago by the state conservation chairman of the federal food administration for Arizona for the purpose of stimulating interest in working out the housewifes problem of the proper use of substi- tutes.
 Many excellent recipes were discov- cred by the judges among the hun dreds submitted and the time required to thoroughly test them is responsible for delay in the making of the award.
 Are Judged and Graded
 The recipes were first judged and graded by a committee composed of Mrs. Jessamine c. Williams, Miss Edith Coffman and Mrs. Mary Pritner Lockwood. the latter being the Arizona home economies director of the food administration. All are members of the faculty of the University of Ari- zona at Tucson. This committee elin- mated all recipes not strictly comply ing with the rules of the contest Most of these required the use of too large quantities of wheat flour.
 Then came the baking test Follow ing the directions given in the remain ing recipes, dough was prepared and loaves baked by Miss Hazel Thinner man, home demonstration agent of the agricultural extension service of the University of Arizona. These tests were carried out in the home econo- mics laboratories of the university.
 The baked products were then judged and graded by ' committee composed of Mrs. H. A. Hubbard, Tue son; E. P. Taylor, director of the agricultural extension service and Mrs. Lockwood.
 The six highest scores were as given above.
 Most of the recipes which were tried out made good palatable bread. There were a few laughable exceptions, how ever. "One of them behaved more like soda fountain drink than bread" say the judges, and two more presented such a pale and marble-like appear ance that we contemplate having suitable epitaph engraved thereon.'
 As an aid to the Arizona housewife the food administration plans to have a number of the best recipes printed in leaflet form for general distribu- tion. Application for these should be made to the Educational Division. Federal Food Administration for-Ari- zona, Flagstaff.
 Prize Winning Recipe ! The following is the prize winning recipe
 | 1. Yeast: Boil one large potato till very soft: strain off the water ane keep it hot. Mash potato very fine. Into this put one teaspoonful of salt and one teaspoonful of sugar; beat well. On top of this mixture, put one big handful of dry flour, then pour on this the hot potato water; beat this well until 1t is like hot cake batter; set away to cool. When luke warm, add the yeast cake (preferable yeast foGn) which has been soaked in warm water, stir well and put in warm place to rise
 ?. Ingredients:
 l quart mashed potatoes,
 cups oatmeal flour,
 l quart barley flour,
 l cup wheat flour,
 l teaspoonful sugar.
 | 1 tablespoonful salt.
 1 teaspoonful Cottolene. 3. Method: Start your bread at night by. placing the above ingredients Tn a large mixing pan. Boil well six large potatoes; mash very fine Save ! potato water and when cool pour or warm mashed potatoes and mix well Pour yeast mixture (the rule for whicI is given above) into mixing pan. stil well, add mashed potatoes, mix thor. oughly by beating three minutes. IS not make this sponge any thicker thar cake batter. Set away to rise. In tn, morning knead this up with one uuar of wheat flour and one quart of oat meal flour mixed dry Knead stiff until the dough does not stick to boar, or hands. Grease the top and SC away to rise. When it has risen to to, of pan, knead down again. Mould int, toaves. Allow to rise again and bak in moderate oven for at least on hour. This makes seven large loaves