Boston Brown Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup cornmeal
1 cup graham flour or 1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup rye flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup molasses
1 1/2 cups buttermilk or 1 1/2 cups sour milk

Preparation

Mix and sift dry ingredients together very well.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Place rounds of greased parchment or waxed paper in the bottom of clean one-pound cans; grease the sides of the cans and fill 2/3 full with batter.
Place the cans on a rack in a large kettle; add warm water to half the height of the can.
Cover the kettle and let the water come to the boil.
Boil gently from 1 to 2 hours or until well done, adding more boiling water as necessary to keep the water at the desired level.
Uncover the kettle and place cans in a 400F oven for a few minutes to dry the top.
Remove from the cans immediately and serve hot with baked beans.