Guest guest Posted December 21, 1999 Report Share Posted December 21, 1999 Does anyone know if yeast can be grown at home? In other words, if you purchase some fresh bakers yeast, can you multiply it, in a similar way that one can multiply yoghurt? YS Samba Das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 1999 Report Share Posted December 21, 1999 Question: Yeast is bacteria, right? So the idea is we encourage the bacteria to make its home in our dough, and when we're satisfied with their work, we throw the whole thing in the oven. I don't want to get into a big chocolate or soccer debate. It's just a question. In the first 8-10 years of the movement, we didn't use yeast. In India, yeast is not normally used in breads or sweets. Your servant, Sri Rama das [srirama (AT) bbt (DOT) se], or [srirama (AT) jps (DOT) net] < PLEASE NOTE THIS NEW EMAIL ADDRESS Samba.SDG (AT) bbt (DOT) se [samba.SDG (AT) bbt (DOT) se] Tuesday, December 21, 1999 12:46 AM COM: Practical Varnasrama Cc: COM: Cow (Protection and related issues) Yeast [Text 2874167 from COM] Does anyone know if yeast can be grown at home? In other words, if you purchase some fresh bakers yeast, can you multiply it, in a similar way that one can multiply yoghurt? YS Samba Das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 1999 Report Share Posted December 21, 1999 Haribol Samba yes, you can make a home made yeast at home I think I posted the recipe about six months ago. I will look it up and post it again! Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 1999 Report Share Posted December 21, 1999 "COM: Samba (das) SDG (Mauritius)" wrote: > [Text 2874167 from COM] > > Does anyone know if yeast can be grown at home? > > In other words, if you purchase some fresh bakers yeast, can you multiply > it, in a similar way that one can multiply yoghurt? > > YS Samba Das I used sour dough starter for many years, which makes a nicer tasting bread than yeast. About the time I had to go back to work after having kids I gave it up because I didn't have the time to fit it in my schedule. It doesn't actually take much longer than yeast, but you have to be around to catch it at different stages. That reminds me though, with Y2K coming up, I might go buy a packet of sourdough starter for bread. One time I had no starter and I simply mixed up yeast and flour and water and let it sit overnight and it made an excellent leavening agent. It worked just like sourdough and smelled just like it also. But again, it was a matter of perfect timing and perfect weather. your servant, Hare Krsna dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 1999 Report Share Posted December 21, 1999 "COM: Srirama (das) ACBSP" wrote: > [Text 2874463 from COM] > > Question: > > Yeast is bacteria, right? So the idea is we encourage the bacteria to > make its home in our dough, and when we're satisfied with their work, we > throw the whole thing in the oven. > > I don't want to get into a big chocolate or soccer debate. It's just a > question. In the first 8-10 years of the movement, we didn't use yeast. In > India, yeast is not normally used in breads or sweets. > > Your servant, > Sri Rama das Yes, I don't want to get into a chocolate and soccer debate either. But yogurt culture is also bacteria. Nevertheless, one of my favorite types of prasadam is baddhas (spelling?) cooked in yogurt sauce. ys hkdd > > > [srirama (AT) bbt (DOT) se], or > [srirama (AT) jps (DOT) net] < PLEASE NOTE THIS NEW EMAIL ADDRESS > > > Samba.SDG (AT) bbt (DOT) se [samba.SDG (AT) bbt (DOT) se] > Tuesday, December 21, 1999 12:46 AM > COM: Practical Varnasrama > Cc: COM: Cow (Protection and related issues) > Yeast > > [Text 2874167 from COM] > > Does anyone know if yeast can be grown at home? > > In other words, if you purchase some fresh bakers yeast, can you multiply > it, in a similar way that one can multiply yoghurt? > > YS Samba Das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 1999 Report Share Posted December 21, 1999 > Yes, I don't want to get into a chocolate and soccer debate either. Soccer - chocolate - yeast - television - alcoholfree beer - coffeinfree coffee - sodapops - chewinggum - lollipops - rock´n´roll - "blood"milk - christmas - birthdays - vacation - pizza - cheese - diapers - amarcitra katha comics - Isn´t it that if we dive deep into any subject we´ll eventually find .. Krishna? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 1999 Report Share Posted December 22, 1999 >I don't want to get into a big chocolate or soccer debate. It's just a >question. In the first 8-10 years of the movement, we didn't use yeast. In >India, yeast is not normally used in breads or sweets. There is a great recepie for sour dough bread coming up if you don't already have it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 1999 Report Share Posted December 22, 1999 "COM: Srirama (das) ACBSP" wrote: > [Text 2874463 from COM] > > Question: > > Yeast is bacteria, right? So the idea is we encourage the bacteria to > make its home in our dough, and when we're satisfied with their work, we > throw the whole thing in the oven. <fungus> Yeast is the colloquial name for single-celled members of the fungal families, ascomycetes, basidiomycetes and imperfect fungi that tend to be unicellular for the greater part of their life cycle. Commercially important yeasts include Saccharomyces cerevisiae, pathogenic yeasts include the genus Candida <microbiology> One of the two major classes of prokaryotic organism (the other being the Cyanobacteria). Bacteria are small (linear dimensions of around 1 m), noncompartmentalised, with circular DNA and ribosomes of 70S. According to the online medical dictionery I use while researching. Dictionery found at: Online dictionary & thesaurus web linking lookup reference tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 1999 Report Share Posted December 22, 1999 <<Soccer - chocolate - yeast - television - alcoholfree beer - coffeinfree coffee - sodapops - chewinggum - lollipops - rock´n´roll - "blood"milk - christmas - birthdays - vacation - pizza - cheese - diapers - amarcitra katha comics - Isn´t it that if we dive deep into any subject we´ll eventually find .. Krishna? Or end up completely forgetting him and find ourselfs having wasted valuable time ... I somehow remember this quote: "Don't try to look for Krsna, but act in a way that will attract Him to you." I'm sure this is not the exact quote. But, it has proven that quarreling amongst eachother, defenitely is not very pleasing to Him. It doesn't either help our conciousness, neither our togetherness... I prefer a good Christmas party with devotees, with lots of chocolate, ITV, lollipops, pizzas, cheese sandwiches, creamy coffee and soda-pops. Or a good soccer game with the New Vrindavana team, and afterwards a good few alcoholfree beers and Krsna-concious r'n'roll. What to speak of a holiday without diapers... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 1999 Report Share Posted December 23, 1999 > > I prefer a good Christmas party with devotees, with lots of chocolate, ITV, > lollipops, pizzas, cheese sandwiches, creamy coffee and soda-pops. > Or a good soccer game with the New Vrindavana team, and afterwards a good > few alcoholfree beers and Krsna-concious r'n'roll. > What to speak of a holiday without diapers... :-) Alas, no NV team yet. You would have to go to Alachua to find that. As for nonalcohol beers and party, we have a potluck New Year's Eve party at my house, but we use a mix of white grape juice and ginger ale to make a champagne substitute instead. Try it, quite good and relatively inexpensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 1999 Report Share Posted December 23, 1999 > Question: > > Yeast is bacteria, right? So the idea is we encourage the bacteria to make > its home in our dough, and when we're satisfied with their work, we throw > the whole thing in the oven. > > I don't want to get into a big chocolate or soccer debate. It's just a > question. In the first 8-10 years of the movement, we didn't use yeast. In > India, yeast is not normally used in breads or sweets. > > Your servant, > Sri Rama das Good point. I also remember when I joined that we did not have any yeasted things at the Manor. But then after Prabhupada left, bread started to appear for prasad. Now it is pretty widespread. Did prabhupada dissaprove of bread, or things made with yeast? YS Samba das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 1999 Report Share Posted December 24, 1999 In a message dated 12/23/1999 11:20:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, Samba.SDG (AT) bbt (DOT) se writes: > Good point. I also remember when I joined that we did not have any yeasted > things at the Manor. But then after Prabhupada left, bread started to appear > for prasad. Now it is pretty widespread. Did prabhupada dissaprove of bread, > or things made with yeast? > > YS Samba das > I had been a cook in a vegetarian restaurant/co-op when I joined and had quite a bit of experience baking bread. I wanted to make it for the devotees in Paris but yeast was considered unofferable to the deities at that time (1973). We were told that Srila Prabhupada never ate bread made with yeast. And that somehow yeast and alcohol were connected. It was not easy making cinnamon buns, etc. with baking powder, but we managed. As far as I remember it was a standard that was well maintained in the USA and UK temples but I think as KC spread into Europe it was harder to convince local devotees that it was not acceptable. Traveling Sankirtan devotees did not have much choice. Eventually, temple leaders did not really object because most had western tastes anyway and besides missing bread in their diets it was more practical. By the early 80s we were making bread for devotee prasad because we did not always have the time or the manpower to make chapatis. Personally, I always thought chapatis were healthier, but getting prasad together for many devotees without much manpower meant that bread made with yeast eventually won out. Maybe someone who served Srila Prabhupada has some direct experience, Malati, or Yamuna or Hari Sauri prabhus. yhs, Kanti dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 1999 Report Share Posted December 25, 1999 Tribhuvanath Prabhu told me once that Srila prabhupada ate bread in Edinborough, Scotland. Srila Prabhupada had called it hot bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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