SC - Cherries
Etain1263@aol.com
Etain1263 at aol.com
Sat May 13 02:04:04 PDT 2000
In a message dated 5/12/00 12:12:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US writes:
> You won't get San francisco style sourdough unless you happen to have
> Lactobacillus sanfrancisco in your starter. The sourness a by-product of
> the lactobacilli and its interaction with the wild yeast, usually some
> variety of Candida milleri. Lactobacillus sanfrancisco is found in the Bay
> Area and works exceptionally well with C. milleri.
And, if anyone in the Bay area HAS Lactobacillus SF....I would gleefully pay
premium postage to recieve a culture. Of course, I doubt very much if it's
characteristics would remain un-mutated in my home environment. But, that
first batch may be close...
Balthazar of Blackmoor
Complacency Breeds Contempt
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