[retiredguy123]

I was in Publix at Colony Plaza today and they actually had yeast for sale. I don't even know what it is, but I bought some for a friend. But, based on the interest in it, I felt like I won the lottery.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I was in Publix at Colony Plaza today and they actually had yeast for sale. I don't even know what it is, but I bought some for a friend. But, based on the interest in it, I felt like I won the lottery.

At least the people hoarding toilet paper know what it is for

[Bjeanj]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

At least the people hoarding toilet paper know what it is for

[retiredguy123]

Not hoarding. I had a specific request. Although, I do apologize to the lady with a walker, who I pushed out of the way.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Not hoarding. I had a specific request.

You misunderstood. Didn't mean to imply you were "hoarding" yeast. (Although apparently some are).

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

You misunderstood. Didn't mean to imply you were "hoarding" yeast. (Although apparently some are).

Yes, I'm a yeast hoarder! Guilty as charged! I purchased 3 packs of it and they sell them in packs of 3 so I now have 9 yeast packets! Enough to make 9 loaves of the bread I fancy. Good for a 6 week supply. Now if I only get some flour!

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Michael Charles

Yes, I'm a yeast hoarder! Guilty as charged! I purchased 3 packs of it and they sell them in packs of 3 so I now have 9 yeast packets! Enough to make 9 loaves of the bread I fancy. Good for a 6 week supply. Now if I only get some flour!

Maybe you could trade with someone "hoarding" flour

[Velvet]

This thread should be in the funny pages.

[karostay]

What hoard are they talking about

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by karostay

What hoard are they talking about

Probably the "hoard" immunity, possibly the "hoard" mentality

[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I was in Publix at Colony Plaza today and they actually had yeast for sale. I don't even know what it is, but I bought some for a friend. But, based on the interest in it, I felt like I won the lottery.

You should have been looking for Clorox wipes instead.




(OBVIOUSLY FAKE BIDS)

[Stu from NYC]

Remarkable how it seems to have disappeared from store shelves. Found whole wheat flour last week at Walmart but yeast is gone.

[Carla B]

Originally Posted by Michael Charles

Yes, I'm a yeast hoarder! Guilty as charged! I purchased 3 packs of it and they sell them in packs of 3 so I now have 9 yeast packets! Enough to make 9 loaves of the bread I fancy. Good for a 6 week supply. Now if I only get some flour!

Maybe you'd better get to baking. As I recall yeast has a shelf life, although it's been so long since I saw yeast, I can't remember what it is.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Carla B

Maybe you'd better get to baking. As I recall yeast has a shelf life, although it's been so long since I saw yeast, I can't remember what it is.

We purchase it in bricks of 1 pound and than we freeze it until we need it and last for a year or more

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Michael Charles

Yes, I'm a yeast hoarder! Guilty as charged! I purchased 3 packs of it and they sell them in packs of 3 so I now have 9 yeast packets! Enough to make 9 loaves of the bread I fancy. Good for a 6 week supply. Now if I only get some flour!

I make three big loaves of challah with 2 packs of yeast. Best french toast in the world.

Anyway to the OP - that's what the yeast is for. For making bread and similar bread-type items. At one point, you couldn't find bread in any supermarket - people were actually snapping them up first thing in the morning and the shelves were empty within the first hour.

If anyone wants my challah recipe I can post it or DM you with it. Definitely a labor of love; it takes several hours, and you do it 100% by hand (literally). No mixer, no breadmaking machine. A bowl, a wooden spoon, and your hands.