This makes the bread finer and closer-grained, or, so Aunt Sarah thought.

Knead in all the flour necessary when first mixing the bread.

When sufficiently kneaded, form into a large, round ball of dough, rub all over with soft lard, or butter, to prevent forming a crust on top and keep from sticking to bowl, and set to rise, closely-covered with a cloth and blanket, in a warm place until morning.

In the morning the bread should be very light, doubled in quantity.

Take out enough dough for an ordinary loaf, separate this into three parts, roll each piece with the hand on the bake-board into long, narrow pieces.