Oatmeal Bread.
Pour two cups of boiling water over oatmeal, cover and let stand until cool. Dissolve yeast in a little warm water and add this to the oatmeal and water with ¹⁄₄ cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon lard or butter, 1 teaspoon of salt, add 4 or 5 cups of flour enough to make a stiff dough. Then set to rise overnight and in the morning knead the bread and put in greased pan to rise until light. Then bake in hot oven 45 minutes.