Dried Yeast or Yeast Cakes

Original Recipe

Make a pan of yeast the same as "Home-Made Yeast;" mix in with it corn meal that has been sifted and dried, kneading it well until it is thick enough to roll out, when it can be cut into cakes or crumble up. Spread out and dry thoroughly in the shade; keep in a dry place. When it is convenient to get compressed yeast, it is much better and cheaper than to make your own, a saving of time and trouble. Almost all groceries keep it, delivered to them fresh made daily.

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Make a pan of yeast the same as "Home-Made Yeast;" mix in with it corn meal that has been sifted and dried, kneading it well until it is thick enough to roll out, when it can be cut into cakes or crumble up.

  2. 2

    Spread out and dry thoroughly in the shade; keep in a dry place.

  3. 3

    When it is convenient to get compressed yeast, it is much better and cheaper than to make your own, a saving of time and trouble.

  4. 4

    Almost all groceries keep it, delivered to them fresh made daily.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)