SC - sourdough experiment #1 alternate method

[CBlackwill at aol.com]

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