one cake of yeast dissolved in one cup of lukewarm water.  Mix and knead to a stiff dough adding wheat flour to keep it from sticking.  Cover, set aside in a warm place overnight, or until double its bulk.  Shape into four loaves, let rise again; bake in a moderate oven one hour or more, until well done.  Glaze with egg diluted with water before putting in the oven.  These loaves will keep moist one week.

RYE BREAD (AMERICAN) No. 1

Dissolve one cake compressed yeast in two cups of lukewarm water and one cup of milk which has been scalded and cooled; or if so desired the milk may be omitted and all water used; add two and one-half cups of rye flour or enough to make a sponge.  Beat well; cover and set aside in a warm place, free from draught, to rise about two hours.  When light add one and one-half cups of sifted white flour, one tablespoon of melted butter or oil, two and one-half cups of rye flour to make a soft dough and last one tablespoon of salt.  Turn on a board and knead or pound it five minutes.  Place in greased bowl; cover and let rise until double in bulk—­about two hours.  Turn on board and shape into loaves; place in floured shallow pans; cover and let rise again until light—­about one hour.  Brush with white of egg and water, to glaze.  With sharp knife cut lightly three strokes diagonally across top, and place in oven.  Bake in slower oven than for white bread.  Caraway seeds may be used if desired.

By adding one-half cup of sour dough, left from previous baking, an acid flavor is obtained, which is considered by many a great improvement.  This should be added to the sponge.

RYE BREAD, No. 2

Sift three cups of rye flour, three cups of wheat flour and two teaspoons of salt in a bowl.  Dissolve one-half cake of compressed yeast or any other yeast in two cups of lukewarm water.  When the yeast is dissolved pour it into the flour and make into a dough.  Lay it on a kneading board, and knead until smooth and elastic, put it back into the bowl, cover with a towel, and set aside overnight to rise.  Next morning, lay the dough on a biscuit or kneading board again and knead well.  Make into a loaf, put into a pan, and when well risen, moisten the top with a little cold water and bake in a moderate oven.

ZWIEBEL PLATZ

Take a piece of rye bread dough.  After it has risen sufficiently roll out quite thin, butter a long cake pan and put in the rolled dough.  Brush with melted butter; chop some onions very fine, strew thickly on top of cake, sprinkle with salt, put flakes of butter here and there.  Another way is to chop up parsley and use in place of onions.  Then called “Petersilien Platz.”

VARIETY BREAD

Dissolve one cake of compressed yeast in two cups of lukewarm water or milk, add two teaspoons of salt, three cups of bread or wheat flour, one cup of cornmeal, one cup of rye flour and one-half cup of dark molasses, and mix very thoroughly.  Let rise, shape into loaves, let rise again and bake in a moderate oven for forty-five minutes.