Boston Brown Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. corn meal
1 c. whole wheat flour
1 c. rye flour
1 c. molasses
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. seedless raisins
2 tsp. baking soda, dissolved in 2 tsp. water
1/4 tsp. salt

Preparation

Combine all ingredients and stir until well blended.
Grease the sides and bottoms of three 1-pound coffee cans.
fill each with 1/3 batter.
Cover tops lightly with foil.
Place cans on a rack inside a kettle.
Add enough water to come halfway up sides of can.
Cover kettle.
Bring to a boil.
Simmer 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until bread is firm.
More water may be added to kettle if necessary.