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On Thu, 7 Jan 1999 10:47:16 -0600  "Decker, Terry D."
<TerryD at Health.State.OK.US> writes:
>To make a sourdough starter, in a bowl, mix 2 cups of flour with one 
>cup of water.  Place the bowl on the counter and wait.  It does not
matter 
>whether the bowl is covered or uncovered.  The water and the flour will 
>activate a natural amylase reaction to convert starch into sugar.  The
yeasts 
>present in the flour will use the sugar to ferment the dough and create
a 
>sourdough.

The mountian men of the north american west (1840's) used a few moldy
berries to restart a sourdough mix after the last one was lost due to
accident or other. It is a little more reliable than an "Air" start.

Korrin S. DaArdain
Kitchen Steward of Household Port Karr
Kingdom of An Tir in the Society for Creative Anachronism.
Korrin.DaArdain at Juno.com, (www.geocities.com/NapaValley/Vineyard/1709)

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