sponge
sponge "Sixty years ago made a sponge from hops. Same thing as did with Royal Yeast cake." [see Mrs. Jacob's card] <- under _barm_ in general file "The old people [those of a generation back] called all barm - 'Got to put my barm to rise." [Reverse] Sponge is a hard...
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| Language: | English |
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1967
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/54910 |
| Summary: | sponge "Sixty years ago made a sponge from hops. Same thing as did with Royal Yeast cake." [see Mrs. Jacob's card] <- under _barm_ in general file "The old people [those of a generation back] called all barm - 'Got to put my barm to rise." [Reverse] Sponge is a hard yeast cake, you make it from the cake. [image] ROYAL It was about 1/2 inch thick. You soaked it and made sponge with it. It was Royal Dry Yeast - Lever Brothers made it. Up to 60 years ago it was all liquid barm I never made a sponge until i went to Northern Bay (in 1936) [essentially words of informant] DICT. CEN APR 6 1967 Not used Not used Withdrawn Reverse at S_24691 |
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