This section is from the book "Recipes Of Grandview Congregational Church", by The Ladies' Aid Society. Also available from Amazon: Recipes.
One quart bran; 1 1/2 pints white flour (scant); 1 pint raisins (1/2 box); 1 1/2 pints sour milk; 1 1/2 teaspoons soda; 1 cup Orleans molasses. Bake in slow oven for about 45 minutes - Mrs. L. K. Clark.
Put 1 1/2 cups wheat flour into sifter; add 1 heaping teaspoonful of soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt and sift into a large bowl; then add 2 cups coarse bran flour and mix well; then add 4 good tablespoons syrup and 1 pint of sour or buttermilk or milk and water; mix well. Dough must be quite soft. Bake in very slow oven for about 80 minutes - Mrs. Webster.
 
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