Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery

by Marion Harland

Rye Bread.

Set a sponge, as above, but with half the quantity of water.

In the morning mix with this:

• 1 quart warm milk.
• 1 tablespoonful salt.
• 1 cup Indian meal.
• And enough rye flour to make it into pliable dough.

Proceed as with wheat bread, baking it a little longer.

It is a mistake to suppose that acidity, greater or less, is the normal state of rye bread. If you find your dough in the slightest degree sour, correct by adding a teaspoonful of soda dissolved in warm water. It is safest to add this always in warm weather.