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President (Grandmother) Hoover Brown Bread

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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 4h
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lard
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup sour milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 cup water, warm
  • 1 1/2 cups cornmeal
  • 1 1/2 cups rye flour
  • 2 tablespoons butter
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Grease 1 pound coffee can with butter. (She probably used lard. I would spray Pam it myself.)

  • Step 2: Get water bath ready to go, putting water 1/4 way up can, covered of course.

  • Step 3: Cream sugar, salt and lard.

  • Step 4: Add eggs.

  • Step 5: Dissolve baking soda in warm water and add to mixture.

  • Step 6: Add sour milk, flour, cornmeal and mix. (Should not be too tight, add more milk if needed.)

  • Step 7: Pour into greased coffee can.

  • Step 8: Steam for 3 hours.

  • Step 9: Bake in 350 degrees F oven for 15 minutes.

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