Steamed Brown Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. Indian meal
1 pt. c. rye flour
1 qt. sweet milk
1 c. molasses
2 tsp. Saleratus *
a little salt
1 c. boiling water
1 c. chopped dates
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
3 tsp. melted butter
1 3/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1/2 c. nuts
2 c. raisins
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/4 c. butter
2 cakes yeast (or pkg.)
2 eggs, slightly beaten
6 c. flour
2 c. water

Preparation

Pour 2 cups boiling water over raisins; allow to cool.
Add salt, butter and sugar, then eggs.
Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water.
Put all of this in large bowl.
Add flour gradually, mixing with hands.
Knead dough until smooth and elastic.
Round up in greased bowl; turn to bring greased side up.
Cover with damp cloth and let rise in warm place until double in size.
Punch down; let rise again until almost double.