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To Preserve Yeast

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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To Preserve Yeast

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Whisk the yeast until it becomes thin.

  2. Wash a large wooden dish thoroughly and let it dry.

  3. Using a soft brush, apply a layer of yeast inside the dish.

  4. Allow the layer to dry completely before adding another.

  5. Repeat until you have a thickness of 2-3 inches.

  6. To use, cut a piece out and stir it in warm water.

  7. For brewing, dip large handfuls of birch tied together in the yeast and let them dry.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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