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Ingredients
- 1 12 cups yellow cornmeal
- 2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 12 cups milk
- 1 12 buttermilk
- 34 cup dark molasses
- 1 cup dark raisins
- boiling water
Method
- Grease well two 1 lb sized coffee cans In large bowl sift together cornmeal, flour, salt and baking soda In small bowl, combine milk, buttermilk and dark molasses Gradually add milk mixture to flour mixture.
- Beat with spoon just until combined.
- Stir in rasins.
- Spoon dough into greased coffee cans until two thirds full Tie pieces of heavy foil tightly over the top of cans Place cans on rack in a deep pot Add boiling water to pot until the water comes half way up the sides of the cans Cover pot and steam for 2 1/2 to 3 hours adding water as needed Cool bread on rack.