"MOMPEAGRAM" > wrote in message
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> > wrote in message
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> >:> I have been using Fleischmans dry yeast and have been satisfied except
> > :> it costs about $7 for a 4 oz. jar.
> > :>
> > :> I recently found some Red Star dry yeast for only 1/16 as much cost!
It
> > :> comes in a 1 pound package which costs $1.88.
> > :>
> > :> I did a test making two small quantities of bread dough using Red
Star
> > :> yeast in one sample and Fleischmans in the other. All measurements
were
> > :> the same.
> > :>
> > :> Both finished loaves looked the same and tasted the same. But, the
Red
> > :> Star yeast stinks when you smell it in its jar as compared to the
> > :> Fleischmans. It also stinks up the house when I bake with it. It is
not
> > :> pleasant at all to make bread with the Red Star due to its stink even
> > :> though the breads taste the same.
> > :>
> > :> The expiration date on the stinky yeast is Sept. 2005, and was bought
> > :> at a warehouse type store.
> > :> The expiration date on the Fleischmans is Oct. 2006, and was bought
at
> > :> a local grocery store.
> > :>
> > :> Is this normal? Is it due to the age of the yeast? Like I mentioned,
> > :> both brands do the same job with making dough, with the recipe I am
> > :> using.
> >
> > : Some people think that Freshman's yeast is stinky. Maybe you just
have
> > a
> >
> >
> > I've never heard of Freshman's yeast - I've never seen it in any stores.
> > Fleischmans and Red Star are about the only choices.
>
> i think Freshman's was a play on Fleischman's.

No. It was just the work of my evil spell checker.