As part of an ongoing series, we are publishing one recipe every week from Pontiac County Recipes, a small book that is home to a collection of kitchen secrets from across the region, published by Pontiac Printshop in 1968.

This week we bring you a classic white bread recipe. One of my all time favourite treats is bread fresh from the oven with a slab of butter and sprinkle of salt on top. I haven’t found much else to top this simple pleasure. I hope this inspires you to either whip up a fresh loaf or just take a second to remember the simple things that bring you joy.

Our rediscovery of this book last year has inspired us to recirculate its recipes, by way of this newspaper, through the communities from which they first came to us.

If you recognize a recipe from either your grandparents’ kitchen, or from your own, please write to us. We would love to hear about how these recipes have lived on.