"Snag" wrote in message
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FarmI wrote:
"Snag" wrote in message

My
non-drinking Mormon Granny had a patch of hops in the back yard . I
have no idea why or what she used them for , but she wouldn't have
let them grow if she didn't have a use for 'em .

The tips of the hops are edible and the hop flowers are used when
making home made yeast. Did she bake her own bread?

Not only her own , she was a cook at the local high school for many years
. I've heard she was very good , I do know that Sunday Dinner at Granny's
house was something I never missed willingly .

As you say, she wouldn't have grown them if she didn't have a use for them
so now I'm wondering about that bread. Do you know if she made her own
yeast? Can you remember if she had a pottery crock or a bottle that she set
in a warm place and in which she made her yeast using hops, potato, flour
and sugar? She wouldn't have refrigerated it and it isn't a sourdough -
it's a hop yeast that is quite and old fashioned recipe.