[Sca-cooks] sourdough starter, was Sourdough Article

[Kirsten Houseknecht]

i ordered a bunch of sourdough starters from sourdough international.
got some from Norway, and san francisco, and one from Poland? i think??

anyway, i also have my own starter fed on NOTHING but rye.
it only gets fed rye and lives in the fridge.. but it makes a darn good
bread, rye or whole wheat.
anyone want some of the starter sent to them?
Kirsten Houseknecht
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terry Decker" <t.d.decker at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Sourdough Article


> Lactobacillus san francisco?  I'll have to get that.
>
> Did the article say if this was based off of a recent study?  I read the
> original paper that described the interactions of Candida milleri and L.
san
> francisco several years ago and the interactions and changes in the
reaction
> are complex to say the least.
>
> Since yeasts tend to be highly localized and there are a great many
species
> and variants of Lactobacillus, the hypothesis that sourdoughs in different
> areas have different Lactobacillus is a pretty good bet.  Most of us who
> work with sourdough think the variations in the yeast and lactobacillus
> account for the variations in flavor.
>
> Bear
>
>
>
> >Greetings.  This month's (Sept 2003) "Discover" magazine has an
> >article on "San Fran's Mighty Microbes", explaining the activity of
> >the bacteria in making sourdough.  The article comments on the
> >specific type of bacteria, how it's spread, how it works, and a
> >hypothesis that the type of bacteria might vary from region to
> >region.  And, for me, oddly enough, the fact that fur trappers used
> >sourdough to help tan animal hides!
> >
> >Alys Katharine
>
>
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