Mix starter and 2-1/2 cups of the flour and all the water the night before

Next morning mix butter with warm milk, and stir in yeast until dissolved

Add honey, and when thoroughly mixed, add 2 more cups flour, and stir in the wheat germ. Sprinkle sugar, salt, and baking soda over the mixture

Gently press into dough and mix lightly

Allow to stand from 30 to 50 minutes until mixture is bubbly

Add flour until dough cannot be stirred, then place on floured board and knead 100 times or until silky mixture is developed

Form into four 1-pound loaves, place in well-greased loaf pans, size 9 x 2 3/4, and let rise until double-about 2 or 3 hours in a warm room. Bake at 400F

for 20 minutes

Reduce oven tempera- ture to 325F

and bake 20 minutes longer or until thor- oughly baked

Remove from pans and place on a rack to cool

A little butter on top of the loaves will prevent them from becoming too crusty.