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      Title: Yeast Ferment
 Categories: Breads
      Yield: 6 servings
 
      1    Medium-size potato                  1    Cake dry yeast
      1 ts Salt                                1 tb Sugar
      4 c  Water                          
 
  The fermentation period for bread made with dry yeast may be shortened if
  the following yeast ferment is first prepared:
  
  Crumble yeast and soften in 1/2 cup water.  Wash, pare, and boil potato in
  3 1/2 cups water.  Drain potato.  Save potato water. Mash potato and add
  sugar and salt.  Cool to lukewarm.  Add yeast, and potato water. If
  necessary add water to make 1 quart of the mixture. Cover unused portion
  may be stored in the refrigerator and kept for several days. The Household
  Searchlight - 1941
 
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