How long is yeast viable?

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Anyone have any idea?? I "found" a couple of 1lb. bags of yeast in one of my freezers dated 1999. What do you think....any good?

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2002

Answers

do a culture in sugar and milk and see. If it bubbles, its good.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2002

Eat one Mar and see what happens!! Joke hee hee....Hey you gettin out on your "pond" yet? Your very large pond I might add!....Kirk

-- Anonymous, June 16, 2002

Well, dang it all! Why didn't I think of that, Jay!!?? I was just thinking of the waste if I went to the trouble of mixing up a batch of bread and nothin' happened with the yeast. So here I am at 2 a.m. waiting to see if this yeast will rise!! Maybe I'll be making bread tomorrow...I mean today :-)!!

Kirk...we've only been out on the "pond" a couple of times, 'cause the weather here has been yucky! Lots of rain and drizzle. Going out tomorrow ( I mean today!!) to set out a couple of new lobster traps. We'll probably catch nothing but crabs :-)!!

-- Anonymous, June 16, 2002


What an amazing life you lead marcia! You live on an ocean, built your own house, restore old cars and now you tell me you catch lobsters and crab!!!! What other interesting stuff will slowly leak out......Kirk

-- Anonymous, June 16, 2002

Oh Kirk...if you only knew!!! My life is most definitely NOT interesting. Sometimes I'd really like to "get a life" :-)!!! I'm not sure why, but somehow we thought things would be simpler once we reached the half century mark, but...no way! Maybe the next life...?? At least now I know how to test my yeast!!!

-- Anonymous, June 16, 2002


What's this I hear about yeast and crabs and such? You need some medical advice, Marcia? :)

-- Anonymous, June 16, 2002

EM...there are times when I wish that all I needed was some simple medical advice!!! No crabs here yet...but I DID get a rise out of my yeast :-)!!

-- Anonymous, June 17, 2002

ROFL@EM Too funny!

-- Anonymous, June 17, 2002

Glad I could be of help. It was just the lab research technician in me coming out :>)

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2002

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