Old fashioned Salt Rising Bread

Title: Salt Rising Bread
Categories: Breads
Yield: 6 servings

3 md Sized potatoes 2 c Lukewarm milk
1 ts Sugar 1/8 ts Baking soda
4 c Boiling water 1 c Water
3 tb Cornmeal 2 tb Melted shortening
1 ts Salt 1/8 ts Salt
Dough: Flour

Prize winning recipe

Starter:

Pare and slice potatoes. Add cornmeal, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, and boiling
water. Wrap bowl in a heavy cloth. Cover and allow to stand in a warm
place overnight. In the morning remove potatoes. Add milk, water, baking
soda, salt, and shortening. Add sufficient flour to make a dough just stiff
enough to knead. Knead until smooth and elastic. Form into loaves. Place in
well-oiled pans. Cover and let rise until double in bulk. Bake in
moderate oven (400ø F) about 45 minutes. 3 loaves.