Don’t Forget the Yeast

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.

Remember earlier this year, when toilet paper, paper towels, and the like were in short supply? Well, so was yeast. Everyone, it seemed, wanted to bake bread, sweet rolls, and the like.

Slowly, paper goods returned to the shelves, as did yeast. Now, we’re being warned that the surge in covid-19 cases and deaths could put in particular baking goods in short supply a...