Yeast

Ingredients

• two quarts of wheat bran
• one of Indian bran
• two gallons of boiling water
• a handful of hops
• one teacup of molasses
• one tablespoon of ground ginger
• one teacup of yeast

Method

1. 1

   Simmer wheat and Indian bran in boiling water for an hour.

2. 2

   Add hops.

3. 3

   When water boils, add molasses and ginger.

4. 4

   When cold, add yeast and cork tightly.

5. 5

   Keep cool.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 17 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new home cook book (1896), page 112. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

yeast. Let it stand until a thick foam rises upon the top. Care must be taken not to bottle too soon, or the bottles may burst. Use one coffee cup of yeast to six loaves of bread. If kept in a cool place this yeast will last a long time, and housekeepers need not fear having sour bread. VALUABLE RECIPES. 281 YEAST THAT WILL NOT SOUE. Mrs. J. B. Adams. Boil two ounces of hops in two quarts of water ; put one cup of brown sugar in a jar; boil and strain the hops and pour into the jar. Add one cup of flour stirred smooth ; let it stand in a warm kitchen till it ferments. Add six potatoes boiled and mashed, and one cup of salt. YEAST. Mrs. Anna Marble. Two quarts of wheat bran, one of Indian bran, two gallons of boiling water ; simmer an hour or so ; put in a handful of hops. As soon as the water boils, add one teacup of molasses and one tablespoon of ground ginger. When cold put in a teacup of yeast

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