Here is a steamed brown bread recipe from the past.

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup wheat flour
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 1/2 cup sour milk*
• 2 tbsp. salad oil
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup nuts (opt.)

Combine dry ingredients. Stir in molasses and sour milk. Blend in remaining ingredients.

Fill a greased or oiled 2-quart covered bread mold or use large peanut butter jars two-thirds full. Set on a rack in a large kettle.

Pour in boiling water to half the depth of mold. Cover tightly and steam 3 hours and 30 minutes on top of stove. Keep water boiling throughout entire period, adding water when needed.

Run spatula around mold to loosen bread. Invert on a cake cooler. Yield: 24 slices.