"RegForte" > wrote in message
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> Janet Bostwick wrote:
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> Are you sure it's 2 packs of yeast? Generally the
> proportion is 1 pack (2 1/4 t) per 4 C flour. High
> sugar recipes require more but this doesn't have much sugar.
>
> It won't make it rise any faster so maybe the extra yeast
> is to make it taste extra yeasty?
Yes, 2 packages. For purposes of sharing a recipe, I copy it exactly as
written. When making bread, I use a whole lot less yeast. It may have
something to do with the fact that the recipe is from 1979 -- everything
used 2 packages of yeast back then. ;o}
Janet