Mandarin Orange Yeast

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   Prepare a sterilized glass jar with an airtight lid.

2. 2

   Peel the oranges, and separate into single sections.

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   Put all of the ingredients (2 oranges, 2 tablespoons honey, and water) into the jar.

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   The next step is to shake the jar once a day, or stir it with a stir stick, open the lid and smell it.

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   Day 1: This is what it should look like after all the ingredients are combined.

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   Day 3: The mixture should be cloudy and start to form tiny bubbles.

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   Day 6: It should be bubbly.

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   Just one more day!

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   Day 7: The oranges should be floating, and the mixture should be fizzy.

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    Fizz!

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    Strain out the oranges through a tea strainer.

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    If you don't plan to use the liquid yeast right away, you can store the mixture in the refrigerator without straining out the oranges.

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    Store in jar.

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    I store it in the crisper drawer of my refrigerator.

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    It should be used up within a month.

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    If you leave 1 spoonful of the liquid yeast and add it to a new jar of mixture, it should fizz up within 24 hours.

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    Just add 1 mandarin orange, 2 tablespoons honey, water and 1 tablespoon of the liquid yeast.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.