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Yeast, Economical Preparation Of

Thicken two quarts of water with four ounces of fine flour, boil it for half an hour, then sweeten it with three ounces of brown sugar; when almost cold, pour it, with four spoonfuls of baker's yeast, into an earthen jug deep enough for the fermentation to go on without running over. Place it for a day near the fire, then pour off the thin liquor from the top, shake the remainder, and close it up for use, first straining it through a sieve to preserve it sweet. Set it in a cool cellar, or hang it some depth in a well. Keep always some of this to make the next quantity of yeast that is wanted.