Homemade dry yeast from Ancient Rome

Pliny the Elder (23 or 24 – 79 AD), in his “Naturalis Historia“, wrote down this recipe for a grape based dry yeast. Yeast derived from grapes is what I commonly use for baking Roman bread, now drying and storing it for the year would be fantastic. Let’s try! You need: fresh grapes and bran (wheat or millet) Have you heard of my historical cookbook yet? “GARUM - Recipes from the Past“ presents a range of dishes from ancient Mesopotamia until the Renaissance. Or visit me on instagram at @trullocicerone or my website at https://trullocicerone.com/. Music: Mystic Force Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

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