Bread Sticks

From an

1897

cookbook

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Bread Sticks are an inviting accompaniment for Soup.

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4 c. Flour

1 c. boiled Milk

1 scoop Butter, -{size of an Egg

1 Tbsp. Sugar

1 Egg White

1/4 cake Compressed Yeast

sufficient Salt

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The Butter is to be dissolved in the warm Milk,

and the Yeast dissolved in a little cold Water.

The White of the Egg is beaten to a stiff froth.

Put all with the Flour and thoroughly knead,

then let rise over night.

Next morning take a piece of the dough

about as large as a pullet's Egg,

and roll out into sticks about a foot long.

Place them in long pans, 2 inches apart,

let them rise in a cool place for 1/2 an hour.

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Bake 1/2 hour in a slow oven,

they should be dry and crisp.

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