How much yeast is in a packet of active dry yeast?
Mine didn’t seem to foam up like it should, so I added a cake of compressed yeast to a bread recipe I’m trying. In a 0.4-ounce envelope of active dry yeast, there is about 2 1/4 teaspoons. A 0.6-ounce yeast cake, which is fresh active yeast, is equivalent to 1 envelope of dry yeast. A 2-ounce cake is the equivalent of three envelopes of yeast. Postscript: This reader, perhaps noting the concern in my voice, thoughtfully called back a few days later to let me know the extra yeast did not produce a result reminiscent of the infamous bread baking scene in an “I Love Lucy” episode. I have a recipe that calls for kosher salt. Can I use table salt instead? Yes, indeedy, but you would use just half as much table salt. The coarser-grained kosher salt does not pack as tightly, so it doesn’t deliver the same salty punch that table salt does. I found a jar of unopened mayonnaise with an expiration date of December 2006. Is it still good? Mayonnaise, with its high acid content, thanks to vinegar o
