On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:06:06 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

>On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:51:35 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 09:48:10 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:44:21 +1000, "Farm1" >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>Does anyone know how compressed yeast (in a cake form and bought fresh from
>>>>a refrigerated cabinet) is made?
>>>>
>>>>The reason why I am asking is that a lot of the old books dating from the
>>>>19th C and the early 20th C which I own, give recipes that describe boiling
>>>>unpeeled potatoes with hops as a way of making yeast. I am curious if that
>>>>old method of making yeast is/was in any way similar to how modern
>>>>compressed fresh yeast is made.
>>>>
>>>>I've tried doing a google search but failed miserably to turn up anything
>>>>informative ont he subject.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Here is the story
>>>http://www.redstaryeast.com/science-...acturing-yeast
>>>Janet US
>>
>>
>>OOO, I was good! I talked about that without looking at the Red Star
>>page!
>>
>>Boron
>
>I expected no less from you :O) I just thought I would reinforce you.
>Janet US

Oh, not only reinforcing, but providing a citation is a much more
logical thing to do. You did it the right way.

Can you do any no-knead breads while your arm is healing?

Boron