[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sm,—The solution of the
difficulty of getting good brown' bread is to make it at home. Here is the receipt : Half lb. wholemeal, lb. common flour, 1 teaspoon salt, do. sugar, cream of tartar and carbonate of soda, pint milk. Mix all together, turn on to a board sprinkled with flour; knead lightly until there is a smooth side under ; place smooth side up on a greased baking tin and bake for of an hour. This receipt came originally from a charmingly written little book published before the War, called The Return of Domestic Happiness: Life Without Servants. All through the 'War we used it, and when on all hands one heard complaints of bad and unwholesome bread, ours was always a treat, though sometimes it had oatmeal in it and sometimes maize.—I am,
[In accordance with our promise to publish the names of London bakers who inform us that they are ready to supply the New Bread we add the following name to those already published :—A. Oettle & Co., 5 Dorset Street, Portman Square, W.; 22 Devonshire Street, Portland Place, W.
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