Free Fresh Yeast

[glenniedragon]

Spent some time with a friend this week (helping decorate her bathroom!), she is a past master on bread and gets up in the wee small hours to bake. She uses fresh yeast and apparently if you ask at T***o's instore bakery they will give you an ounce free! she said to ask one of the younger ones as you always get more as they don't know how much an ounce is perhaps worth a try at the other big stores, might as well try to squeeze something from them!

Have a good Bank Holiday w'end
kind thoughts
Deb

[Russian Doll]

oooh ta for that im of to that store tom

[Big Al]

Spent some time with a friend this week (helping decorate her bathroom!), she is a past master on bread and gets up in the wee small hours to bake. She uses fresh yeast and apparently if you ask at T***o's instore bakery they will give you an ounce free! she said to ask one of the younger ones as you always get more as they don't know how much an ounce is perhaps worth a try at the other big stores, might as well try to squeeze something from them!

Have a good Bank Holiday w'end
kind thoughts
Deb

Asda do it also. i've never bought yeast for a good 20 years now.... I love my asda... I'm told that yeast also freezes well for a few weeks but I never have any that lasts that long to try it. All my asda bakers know me now and as soon as thety see me they have a bag to hand over........

[Ellendra]

I'm told that yeast also freezes well for a few weeks but I never have any that lasts that long to try it.

Actually, it can last years if kept dry and frozen.

While digging through my parent's freezer I found a jar of it that was 10 years old, and still just as good.

[Mal]

I tried this at my local waitrose last week, no dice - the girl behind the counter said they didn't have any yeast so I guess they must get the bread in part-baked and finish it off.

[Russian Doll]

got some from asdas and it makes great bread..id say id prefer using it to dried yeast

[Big Al]

I tried this at my local waitrose last week, no dice - the girl behind the counter said they didn't have any yeast so I guess they must get the bread in part-baked and finish it off.

...... or she didn't know what you ment by asking for YEAST.... lol.

[hedgewitch]

Free yeast!!??
I don't believe it.

I can't imagine any big corporate company giving away anything free.

[glenniedragon]

Tis True! I promise one large bag recieved this week already!

kind thoughts
Deb

[Big Al]

Free yeast!!??
I don't believe it.

I can't imagine any big corporate company giving away anything free.

Asda in Hartlepool has done it for me for 20 years or more now. The thing is you have to buy the rest of the ingredients to make the bread etc.

[hedgewitch]

Amazing - I am gob smacked. Gonna try this out next time I'm in Blighty.

[Thurston Garden]

Aha! I asked in Azda today. Reply: All our bread is pre-yeasted

[ocailleagh]

I tried this today in my local T*sc* and was given about 3/4 of a pound! What's the best way to store it? I'm not sure I can use it all right away!

[Big Al]

I tried this today in my local T*sc* and was given about 3/4 of a pound! What's the best way to store it? I'm not sure I can use it all right away!

Ellendra above mentions 10 year old yeast... i wonder if it is like fine wine... matures with age.

[ocailleagh]

Heh, I must've skipped through a little too fast! So I can freeze it so long as its in something watertight right?