1937 Soda Bread
A depression era soda bread recipe when many ingredients were in short supply.
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients:
Soda Mixture
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon sugar
Bread
1 cup flour
1/2 cup sour milk, or buttermilk, more or less
Combine the first 4 ingredients and then rub them through a sieve.
For making white soda bread use 1/2 of the soda mixture to 1 cup of flour. Then mix as a soft drop dough with sour milk. Pour into a well-greased pan and bake in a 450 degree F oven for 12 minutes.
For Brown Soda Bread use 1 cup of whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup white flour with 3/4 teaspoon of the soda mixture and bake as above.
B-man
