Autor translates, and Erna chuckles. "::Here, Miss Oswald,::" she says, taking white canisters labeled Mehl and Zucker down from one of the cabinets and measuring cups from one of the drawers. She takes out a smaller tin labeled Zuckermann's Hefe and offers it to Oswin with a bowl.

"[She's offering you the yeast,]" Autor explains. "[Mehl stands for flour and zucker is sugar.]"