Ingredients
3 cups oatmeal
6 cups boiling water
¾ cup molasses
¾ cup sugar
3 Tbls salt
1 ½ Tbls shortening
3 pkg yeast, softened in ¾ cup water
15 cups flour
Directions
Pour boiling water over first 6 ingredients and let cool.
Add yeast to cooled mixture.
Add flour and knead on floured bread board. Put in greased bowl, cover with wax paper. Let rest till double. (about 1 ½ hours) Punch down and let rise again. Put in greased loaf pans or make biscuits. Let rise. Cover with a towel.
About 4 long loaves. (1 ½# size)
And 1 pan biscuits (dozen)
Bake at 375 about 30-35 minutes.