Yeast Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 c. flour, divided
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. salt
1 qt. milk
1 c. sugar
1 c. Crisco
4 pkg. yeast
1/2 c. warm water
melted butter

Preparation

Sift 4 cups flour into an oversize crockery bowl.
Sift 4 cups flour into a smaller bowl, to which has been added 2 teaspoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons salt and 1 scant teaspoon soda.
Put milk in large saucepan; add sugar and Crisco.
Bring to a boil, but do not boil.
Remove from stove; place in sink with several inches of water to cool.
Place lid on top of pan.
Put yeast into warm water.
Dissolve.
When milk is cooled to lukewarm, add yeast; pour this into first bowl with only the flour.
Use rotary beater to distribute lumps.