From 1860:
The following directions for making bread were given by the ladies to whom premiums were awarded for the best samples shown at the Presque Isle (Me.) Agricultural Exhibition. Mrs. C. P. Bean, says:
“I take one and a half cupfuls of new milk, and the same amount of boiling water, and add flour to this to make yeast, and let it set till it rises; then add flour until the dough is thick enough for baking. Then, let it rise one half hour; then bake it.”