3 Medium Potato raw w/skin
2 1/2 tb Salt
2 ts Sugar
2 tb Cornmeal
4 c Water
1 ts Baking Soda
11 c All purpose flour
1 c Milk 1%
2 tb Butter
STARTER: cut 2/1/2 C new non-mealy potatoes in thin slices, place in
bowl, sprinkle ove them 1 T sale, 2 t sugar, 2 T white cornmeal, add
4 C boiling water and stir till salt disolved. let stand, covered, 15
hours, squeeze out potatoes. Drain liquid into bowl and add, stiring
till blended, 1 t baking soda, 1 1/2 t salt, 5 C sifted flour. Beat
(forever) place in greased bowl in warm place to rise till light.
Bubbles should come to surface and increase in size 1/3 (1 1/2 hrs).
Scald 1 C milk and when lukewarm, add 2 T butter, add to sponge with
5 -6 6 C sifted flour. Knead 10 min, shape into loaves, let rise,
covered, to near double in size. Bake 350 1 hour.
Yields
60 Servings