49er christmas bread

-Diana Lewis-VGWN37A
   2       c            Starter
   1       t            Salt
     1/2   c            Sugar
   1       c            Milk
   2                    Eggs -- beaten
     1/2   c            Sugar
   1       c            Currants -- or raisins
     1/2   ts           Mace
     1/2   ts           Cinnamon
   5       c            flour

  add salt, sugar, milk, eggs, melted butter, currants
  and spices to the culture and mix well. Add the flour
  a cup a a time until too stiff to mix by hand. Then
  turn onto a floured board and knead in remaining flour
  Divide in half form two loaves place in greased loaf
  pan and let rise 1-1/2 to 3 hours til the dough rises
  1 to 2 inches above lip of pan. bake in preheated oven
  400 for 55 to 60 minutes cool on racks.
  
  Converted by MMCONV vers. 1.00