>Here's a recipe I gleaned off of the net. Josh said he doesn't
>know where "radio" comes from, but I bet his great-grandmother got the
>recipe from the radio.
This recipe is very similar (possibly adapted from) to the recipe my mother
got from KGO San Francisco in the 70's. My mother was a bit of an insomniac
& she used to keep a radio in her bed. She'd listen to KGO on an
"atmospheric bounce" in the middle of the night & get a good signal on
Vancouver Island (on the Canadian West Coast). The only time she was ever
able to pick it up during the day was when we had a major power outage &
the radio waves were empty!
KGO Beer Bread
3 cups self-raising flour
2 tsp. sugar
1 can (12 oz.) American beer
If you use Canadian beer you will get an awful bloody overflowing mess in
the bottom of the oven!
Mix as little as possible. Put in a greased loaf pan (my mother used
recycled head cheese pans - that's a whole other story & it comes in
plastic now - that were about a 1 lb. loaf size). Let stand 15 minutes at
room temperature. Bake 1 hour & 10 minutes at 350F. If you want to add 1/2
cup of grated cheese (sharp cheddar is good), raise an extra 10 minutes.
The bread is quite rustic & open textured. It is better with soup than
sliced for sandwiches.
Mavis