"Miche" > wrote in message
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> In article . com>,
> jmm1951 > wrote:
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>> Being a kind of perpetual advanced beginner when it comes to cooking,
>> I am always playing around with different ideas and ways of
>> economizing. 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.

use sourdough.

Look in rec.food.sourdough you can get a free starter there and learn how
to keep it going