Monthly Archives: August 2009

Sourdough Starter, Day Two: Mid-day Surprise

Intro • Day 1 • [Day 2] • Day 3 • Day 4 • Day 5 • Day 6 • Day 7 • Final Thoughts • Day 15 Day 2: add . . . 2 T. whole grain flour* 2 T. juice or cider Other than a slightly … Continue reading

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Sourdough Starter, Day Three: Trading Places

Intro • Day 1 • Day 2 • [Day 3] • Day 4 • Day 5 • Day 6 • Day 7 • Final Thoughts • Day 15 Day 3: add . . . 2 T. whole grain flour* 2 T. juice or cider Peeked in on Walter … Continue reading

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Sourdough Starter, Day Four: Going on a New Diet

Intro • Day 1 • Day 2 • Day 3 • [Day 4] • Day 5 • Day 6 • Day 7 • Final Thoughts • Day 15 Day 4: (and once daily until it starts to expand and smell yeasty), mix . . . 2 oz. of … Continue reading

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Sourdough Starter, Day Five: Waking Up

Intro • Day 1 • Day 2 • Day 3 • Day 4 • [Day 5] • Day 6 • Day 7 • Final Thoughts • Day 15 Day 5: Overnight activity has been noticed. In fact, at about 1 a.m., PJ had already doubled and was on … Continue reading

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Sourdough Starter, Day Six: Breakfast of Champions

Intro • Day 1 • Day 2 • Day 3 • Day 4 • Day 5 • [Day 6] • Day 7 • Final Thoughts • Day 15 Day 6: After yesterday’s feed. the starters both began to expand (up to the purple line) Wally had a pretty good … Continue reading

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