Description:

This is from the cookbook published by the Methodist Church women of Delphi, Indiana, more than a half century ago.

Source:

Celia Snyder- Champaign County Coordinator

Serves/Makes:about 2 cups

Ingredients

• 1 cup (225 ml) mashed potato (can be made from instant potatoes)
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar
• 2 tsp (10 ml) salt
• 1 cup (225 ml) warm water, 105-115 degrees

Preparation

• Stir together in a quart glass jar, cover with a cloth and leave in a warm place (80-85 degrees) for two days or until it ferments, bubbles up, and smells pleasantly sour.
• Use, or seal and refrigerate.

Comments

Easy to keep on hand and great for potato rolls or bread.