What even is yeast? I am thinking mainly of the kind we use to make bread rise. Which I buy from the grocery store…
But, back in the day, where did people find yeast? I assume people cultivate it and grow it, much like sour dough, but someone had to find it originally, right?
And what does ir do in the wild? Especially since it is so easy to kill? (Can’t be too hot, can’t touch salt, can’t be too old…)
Note: this is purely to do with my curiosity. I have no interest in actually hunting wild yeast
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Back in the day you had your yeast starter. Basically you kept a small batch of bread dough to use as a starter when you wanted to make more bread. As others say there are lots of yeasts available so when you come across one that you particularly like, you keep a starter of that yeast. The packets in the store are your chance to get a good strain in a measured amount to use.
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