In article >,
"Jean B." > wrote:

> maxine in ri wrote:
> > On Sep 6, 6:39 pm, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
> >> In article >,
> >> Cuthbert Thistlethwaite > wrote:
> >>
> >>> Has anyone tried to use the artisan bread recipe for rye bread?
> >>> Another question, what does a "packet" of yeast equal in measurement? I
> >>> have a jar of yeast and keep seeing recipes requiring a "packet." My
> >>> cook book conversion tables are silent on this.
> >>> Best regards . . .
> >> I would be surprised if the jar of yeast does not give an equivalent
> >> measure for a packet.
> >
> > Fleischmann's jar says: 2-1/4 tsp = 1 packet = 1 cake of fresh yeast
> > (0.6 oz)
> >
> > maxine in ri
>
> This brings back a recollection of when I actually opened a packet
> and measured, and the results were not what were given on the jar.


What did you get from the packet? What did the jar say?
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