Note 1

This recipe was published in the Scientific American of October 6, 1917, page 213, along with an article written by H.A. Kohman, Senior Fellow of Bread Research at the University of Pittsburgh: Take one cup full of sweet milk in a quart cup. Place on stove until milk boils well. Stare into the boiling milk five or six teaspoonfuls of white cornmeal, to which a pinch of soda has been added. Wrap up well and set in a warm place overnight or until it is light. For the sponge: Pour 1 and 1/4 cup f...