leavened wheat the kneaded loaf_.
DODSLEY.

Her _bread_ is deemed such dainty fare,
That ev'ry prudent traveller
His wallet loads with many a crust.
COWPER.

Like the _loaf_ in the Tub's pleasant tale,
That was fish, flesh, and custard, good claret and ale,
It comprised every flavor, was all and was each,
Was grape and was pineapple, nectarine and peach.
LOVILOND.

Mix with six pounds of sifted flour one ounce of salt, nearly half a
pint of fresh sweet yeast as it comes from the brewery, and a sufficient
quantity of warmed milk to make the whole into a stiff dough, work and
knead it well on a board, on which a little flour has been strewed, for
fifteen or twenty minutes, then put it into a deep pan, cover it with a
warmed towel, set it before the fire, and let it rise for an hour and a
half or perhaps two hours; cut off a piece of this sponge or dough;
knead it well for eight or ten minutes, together with flour sufficient
to keep it from adhering to the board, put it into small tins, filling
them three quarters full; dent the rolls all around with a knife, and
let them stand a few minutes before putting them in the oven.

The remainder of the dough must then be worked up for loaves, and baked
either in or out of shape.

RYE AND INDIAN BREAD.

Of wine she never tasted through the year,
But white and black was all her homely cheer,
_Brown bread_ and milk (but first she skimmed her bowls),
And rasher of singed bacon on the coals.
CHAUCER.

Sift two quarts of rye, and two quarts of Indian meal, and mix them well
together. Boil three pints of milk; pour it boiling upon the meal; add
two teaspoonfuls of salt, and stir the whole very hard. Let it stand
till it becomes of only a lukewarm heat, and then stir in half a pint of
good, fresh yeast; if from the brewery and quite fresh, a smaller
quantity will suffice. Knead the mixture into a stiff dough, and set it
to rise in a pan. Cover it with a thick cloth that has been previously
warmed, and set it near the fire. When it is quite light, and has
cracked all over the top, make it into two loaves; put them into a
moderate oven, and bake them two hours and a half.

BUTTER.

Vessels large
And broad, by the sweet hand of neatness clean'd,
Meanwhile, in decent order ranged appear,
The mil