Home-Made Yeast

Ingredients

• Four large mealy potatoes, peeled
• Two quarts of cold water
• One teacupful of loose, dry hops
• half a cake of the pressed hops
• Two tablespoonfuls of white sugar
• Four tablespoonfuls of flour
• Half a cupful lively yeast

Method

1. 1

   Boil potatoes and hops in water until potatoes break apart.

2. 2

   Mash potatoes and mix with sugar.

3. 3

   Gradually add boiling hop-tea and flour, stirring to avoid lumps.

4. 4

   Strain the mixture and let it cool slightly before adding yeast.

5. 5

   Cover and let ferment until bubbles cease.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for beginners (1884) by Marion Harland, page 1. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

HOME-MADE YEAST. 9 HOME-MADE YEAST. Four large mealy potatoes, peeled. Two quarts of cold water. One teacupful of loose, dry hops, or^ half a cake of the pressed hops put up by the Shakers and sold by druggists. Two tablespoonfuls of white sugar. Four tablespoonfuls of flour. Half a cupful lively yeast

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