6 cups bran
2 cups boiling water
1 cup shortening, melted
3 cups (or less) sugar
4 eggs, beaten
1 quart buttermilk
5 cups flour
5 tsp soda
2 tsp salt
Optional: dates, raisins, chopped apple
Pour the boiling water over 2 cups of bran and let stand while assembling other ingredients. Mix in shortening. Mix rest of bran with sugar, eggs, and buttermilk. Sift flour with soda and salt. Combine all ingredients and bake as needed, at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Mixture will keep six weeks or more in the refrigerator. Makes 6 dozen.
Dates, raisins or chopped apple may be added at baking time.
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