Instructions: Mix thoroughly into a medium dough. Use one-half the cottonseed oil in mixing and one-half in cutting over Punch first time, 5 hours; allow to rise second time 40 minutes, punch and allow to rise 20 minutes, punch down and and scale at 2 pounds, 3-1/2 ounces, round up and let prove 15 minutes on the bench. Mold into loaves and allow to prove about 45 minutes in the pan or until double in size. Bake 1 hour 10 minutes. Should produce 136 pounds of bread.

Ration: about 16 ounces

1916 Manual for Army Bakers

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