Fruit Bread Recipe 2

2 1/4 cups potato water or milk 
3 teaspoons salt 
1 tablespoon sugar 
2 tablespoons butter 
1 pound raisins 
1 yeast cake 
2 quarts flour 

Dissolve the yeast cake in a little warm water. Prepare the potato water by cooking two medium-sized potatoes in a little more than a pint of water. Press through a colander, and measure. While lukewarm, add the salt, sugar, yeast, melted butter and raisins. Warm the flour slightly and add gradually to the liquid. Stir in slowly enough flour to knead well, but not enough to make a stiff dough. Keep in a warm place for one and a half hours until light. Knead and let it rise again an hour or more. Knead again lightly, and form into loaves. Let it rise in the pans about an hour then bake for forty-five minutes. If potato water is not used, the same amount of water and milk in equal quantities may be substituted.