0: Dissolve yeast cake in lukewarm water, in which 1/4 ts
1: sugar has been dissolved
2: Set aside
3: Add malt extract to boiling water
4: Scrub potatoes (do not peel)
5: Cut into sm
6: pieces and add to boiling water
7: Boil 10 min
8: Add 1/4 c sugar, mash, and strain
9: When mixture is lukewarm, add the dissolved yeast cake
10: Let rise, or "work," in a warm place for 6 hrs
11: Pour into Mason jar and store in refrigerator
12: Makes 1 qt, approx
13: Keeps for months
14: Sufficient for 32 loaves
15: Colonial Cookbook, 1765
16: From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www
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