Commercially sold milk is pasteurized before hitting stores, so scalding for safety purposes isn't necessary. If you've been ...

While sorting through Grandma’s recipe box you found a baking recipe that instructs you to “scald” the milk. That sounds like extra work, but this is baking after all, so you drag a pan to the ...

Dear Lisa: What is the purpose for scalding milk before using it in a recipe? Is it absolutely necessary? I don't have a thermometer for checking the temperature. -- Linda C. Dear Linda: Many old ...

Today's first recipe is an old-fashioned American one for salt-rising bread. According to the Cook's and Diner's Dictionary, this bread "depends for rising on the fermentation of a mixture of salt, ...

Scald milk and pour over bread pieces; add all other ingredients (except beaten eggs) and stir lightly. Fold in the beaten eggs and turn into a greased 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Bake for about 1 hour ...