_levin_
levin Barm and levin. About forty years ago yeast was often scarce. To make a raising or barm for bread women used hops and potatoes and sugar. This was placed in a bottle. When it had worked enough it was called a sponge and was put in with the [reverse] flour to make the bread rise Sometimes there...
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/57911 |
| Summary: | levin Barm and levin. About forty years ago yeast was often scarce. To make a raising or barm for bread women used hops and potatoes and sugar. This was placed in a bottle. When it had worked enough it was called a sponge and was put in with the [reverse] flour to make the bread rise Sometimes there was a woman in the village called "the barm woman." People would go to her to get some barm. People also use to borrow levin or rasin dough and from this there own bread would rise. FEB 21 [inc] Not used Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 10 Jun 2015; NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY; Reverse of card at L_15606; handwriting query |
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