SC - Ostriches, Aussies and Pennsic -correction
HICKS, MELISSA
HICKS_M at casa.gov.au
Sun Aug 29 20:32:14 PDT 1999
And it came to pass on 25 Aug 99,, that Decker, Terry D. wrote:
> To my knowledge, there are four pre-1600 bread recipes (which I posted to
> the list about a week ago), and a number of 17th Century recipes which
> probably originate in the 16th Century.
Great! I will look for them in the Floriligeum, since I was unsubbed from
the list during Pennsic.
[snip]
> The starter would probably be rye-based, however the yeasts and
> lactobacilli required to make a good rye loaf may differ from those in
> your current starter. Give it a try. If it works, great! If not, it was
> a valiant attempt.
I'll mix some up tonight. My starter is a very durable one, which
bounces back quickly from severe neglect. It's also fairly fast-acting,
which I think would be a plus when dealing with rye.
Thank you for your helpful suggestions.
> Let me know how your experiments work out.
The worst that will happen is that I'll have a caraway-scented doorstop.
Wouldn't be the first time. :-)
> Bear
Brighid
Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
mka Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net
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