Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      cup           firmly packed brown sugar
   1      cup           water
   1      stick         margarine
   1 1/2                loaves Italian bread
   3      cups          liquid
   3                    eggs
   1      dash          salt
   1      teaspoon      vanilla
   1      dash          cinnamon
                        Melt: a cup of firmly packed dark brown -- 1 cup water and 1 st
                        sugar
                        margarine over low heat. Pour in baking
                        dish.

Preparation:

Cut the crusts off of 1 and 1/2 loaves of Italian bread. Cut the loaves into large cubes and scatter in bowl over sugar mixture. 3 c liquid - it can be all evaporated milk (which Edna uses) or half milk and half water or whole milk. Beat this liquid with 3 eggs, a dash of salt and a t of vanilla. Pour over bread mix. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Do not stir. Bake 1 hour at 350.