404.—STEAMED INDIAN DATE BREAD

1½ cups corn meal2/3 cup molasses
1 cup rye meal1 cup water
½ cup flour1 cup milk
1½ teaspoons soda1 cup dates
1 teaspoon salt

Mix and sift dry ingredients, add molasses, liquid, and dates which have been stoned and cut in pieces. Pour into greased one-pound baking powder boxes, and steam steadily for one and three-quarters hours. Or pour into a large greased mold and steam for three hours.

405.—CORN BREAD (without Eggs)

¾ cup corn meal½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup flour¾ teaspoon soda
2 tablespoons sugar1½ cups buttermilk or sour milk

Mix and sift dry ingredients, add buttermilk gradually, and beat well; pour into well-greased shallow pan, and bake in hot oven twenty minutes.

406.—COUNTRY CORN BREAD

¾ cup corn meal1/3 teaspoon salt
¾ cup flour1 beaten egg
3 teaspoons baking powder¾ cup milk and water mixed
1 tablespoon sugar2 tablespoons melted bacon fat

Mix in order given, beat well, and bake in a well-greased shallow pan in a hot oven about twenty minutes. Half of the egg will make a very good corn bread. Left-over pieces may be split, lightly buttered, and browned in the oven.

407.—CORN MUFFINS