Temperance Yeast

Ingredients

• two ounces of the best hops
• four quarts of clear soft water
• two tablespoonfuls of salt
• half a pound of brown sugar
• one pound of the best flour
• three pounds of good mealy potatoes

Method

1. 1

   First Morning: Boil the hops in four quarts of clear soft water for half an hour; strain through a hair sieve, and when it becomes about milk-warm, put in the salt and brown sugar; beat the flour with some of the liquid till smooth, then mix all well together, and let it remain two days.

2. 2

   Second Morning: Boil and dry the potatoes, mash them well, and mix with the above.

3. 3

   While the yeast is in process, it should be kept in a rather warm place, but not too warm, and stirred frequently.

4. 4

   Third Morning: Strain the mixture through a sieve, carefully, then pour it into a large stone bottle, with a wide top; cork it tightly, and keep it in a cool place.

5. 5

   Directions for Use: If there be any water on the top, pour it off; then stir it well with a cane or small peeled stick; mix the yeast, the night before it is to be used, with a quart of water and a little flour, and cover it; the following morning, mix with the flour, and knead the dough in the usual way, allowing it to rise several hours after.

6. 6

   A quarter of a pint of this yeast will raise a dozen of flour.

7. 7

   It will keep two or three months, in a cool place, according to the weather.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 6 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Vegetarian cookery (1891) by Martha Brotherton, page 118. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Temperance Yeast. First Momiiig. — BoH two ounces of the best hops in four quarts of clear soft water half an hour ; strain through a hair sieve, and when it becomes about milk-warm, put in two table- spoonfuls of salt, and half a pound of brow sugar ; beat one pound of the best flour with some of the liquid till smooth, then mix all well together, and let it remain two days. Second Morning. — Boil and dry three pounds of good mealy potatoes

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