My friend Grammy Mains always said she was one year older than the calendar.  I met her in 1978 when she was 79.  She lived in a very old house (built in 1880's) in Windham , Maine. She was putting her winter squash in the cold cellar. As she turned to go back up the steps she thought she saw some writing on the bottom of one of the step treads. she got a lamp and went down to get a better look at this writing. She recognized step tread as part of her kitchen wall. The kitchen was remodeled before Grammy and Grammy bought the house in 1922. The step tread was at one time part of the kitchen wall and now part of the cellar steps. Yankees reuse everything. The writing was a bread recipe. Grammy changed the original potato water and added the yeast.  She also changed the weight measurements to cup measurements for us "young ones". She however still used the old measurements and the potato water as that is how she was taught to cook. Grammy Mains passed in 1990 at 91 but her memory is still bright and shining when I make this bread or share the recipe. Pat --- On Thu, 11/12/09, don/kathy <dlewis10@woh.rr.com> wrote: > From: don/kathy <dlewis10@woh.rr.com> > Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] PADUTCH-LIFE Digest, Vol 4, Issue 471 > To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com > Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 7:52 PM > Hi Pat, > Yes, this does sound really good. And, yes, I would like to > hear the real > story behind the bread. please and thank you. > Kathy > Piqua, Ohio > PS. Marilyn, > My daughter in law has turned into a great, no salt, very > low salt cook. My > son (39) had a heart attack, 2yrs ago this coming > Christmas.. She has some > great recipes. I will email her with the PADutch site, and > she can send some > out to all of you. She is amazing in finding recipes for > following that diet > for Jim.. :) :) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <twerppy@aol.com> > To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 4:41 PM > Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] PADUTCH-LIFE Digest, Vol 4, Issue > 471 > > > > > > This sounds super.  Think I will try it.  We > do not eat as much bread > > anymore and the stuff on the market is getting too > expensive for what you > > get.  Connie > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: P Dyer <pdyer53@yahoo.com> > > To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Thu, Nov 12, 2009 9:58 am > > Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] PADUTCH-LIFE Digest, Vol 4, > Issue 471 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Marilyn, Here's mine > > Grammy Mains Oatmeal Bread > > 1 cup oat meal > > 2 cups boiling water pour over oatmeal and wait till > all water is absorbed > > Add 1/2 cup molasses   mix well > > add 1 yeast cake dissolved in 1/2 cup water > > add 4 1/2cups flour  (I use 1/2 wheat, 1?2 > white) > > Mix together no kneading  dough will be very > soft > > Place in well greased bread pan and let rise. > > Bake at 425 for 15 minutes then turn down to 400 bake > it done. > > Best bread you will ever taste. > > > > Pat > > PS > > This comes with a great true story.  If you want > to know it just ask. > > > > > > > > --- On Thu, 11/12/09, h2oville2@aol.com > <h2oville2@aol.com> > wrote: > > > >> From: h2oville2@aol.com > <h2oville2@aol.com> > >> Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] PADUTCH-LIFE Digest, Vol 4, > Issue 471 > >> To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com > >> Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 2:58 AM > >> > >> > >> > >> My husband was diagnosed a few weeks ago with > congestive > >> heart failure.  He's on a very low sodium > diet. > >> Almost everything on the grocery shelves has too > much > >> salt.  Rice-a-Roni has three times more salt > than he > >> can eat in just one-half cup.  A sandwich is > just one > >> slice of bread because two slices has too much > sodium. > >> He can't have any deli meat or tuna, just a little > bit of > >> peanut butter and jelly. I tried using my usual > bread-maker > >> recipe without the salt.  The bread rose way > too high > >> and then fell so flat it only made four very > dense > >> slices.  I tried a sodium free recipe > yesterday and it > >> came out as light and crisp as Rice > Krispies.  Fell > >> into crumbs when you tried to butter it (unsalted > butter of > >> course, or Olivea.) > >> > >> Does any one have a recipe for sodium free bread > or > >> casseroles?  Everything tastes so flat he's > not eating > >> much except fresh fruit, raw vegetables and > oatmeal with > >> skim milk.  It takes me over an hour to buy > just a few > >> groceries since I'm reading every label. > >> > >> Thanks for any help you can give me. > >> > >> Marilyn in Ohio, married to the great grandson of > a PA > >> Dutch cook.  Everything he learned to eat > growing up > >> was full of butter and salt. > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > >> PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com > >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the > >> subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body > > of > > the message > > This spou > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > >  > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >