Steve Wertz > wrote:

>On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:29:38 -0700, jmm1951 wrote:

>> SInce yeast is kind of expensive (relative to flour and
>> salt) when you get it in individual packets, (though cheaper when
>> bought at Sam's Club), I thought I would look at ways of using natural
>> yeasts, etc.

>Last three-pack of Red Star Yeast I bought was $.79. Enough for
>12+ loaves of the no-knead bread recipe.

My local grocery store (Andronico's) charges $2.99 for a
3-pack of Fleishman's yeast. Of course that is an absurdly
high price. I use 2/3 of a pack to make one good-sized pizza.

Steve