Brown Bread

Ingredients

• One and a half pints of cornmeal
• One and a half pints of graham flour,
• One and a half cups of molasses,
• Two teaspoons of soda,
• One pint of milk,
• One pint of water,

Directions

1. Dissolve two teaspoons of soda into a little boiling water.
2. Stir in one and a half cups of molasses, one pint of milk, and one pint of water.
3. Pour into a greased three-quart pan and lightly salt.
4. Steam the mixture for three hours.
5. Bake the mixture for one hour.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Nathaniel Anderson
Louisiana Anthology
December 15, 2023