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[LindaB220]

I had a great sourdough starter recipe that I got from The Western Horseman magazine, oh, easily 40 years ago where you created the starter with boiled potato water. Wish I still had that recipe as the biscuits were stellar.

Potato Power!!!!

This sounds good.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/potato-water-sourdough-starter-recipe.html

 

[Peep_Show]

Thanks! That starter seems very similar to the one I had, except I seem to recall copious amounts of flour (like it made 5 C of starter, which I stored in a glass cookie jar). Foodstuffs being what they were back 40 years ago, I don't seem to recall having to refrigerate it so soonly, either.

But this is a good start!

Again, Thank you!

 

[ronott1]

Thanks! That starter seems very similar to the one I had, except I seem to recall copious amounts of flour (like it made 5 C of starter, which I stored in a glass cookie jar). Foodstuffs being what they were back 40 years ago, I don't seem to recall having to refrigerate it so soonly, either.

But this is a good start!

Again, Thank you!

Send me your address and I will have a free starter sent to you from Oregon Sourdough.

It has been going since at least the 1800s.

If you start your own, you have to wait quite a while before it has enough raising power to work correctly. The Oregon sourdough starter will work within a week.

 

[LindaB220]

Send me your address and I will have a free starter sent to you from Oregon Sourdough.

It has been going since at least the 1800s.

If you start your own, you have to wait quite a while before it has enough raising power to work correctly. The Oregon sourdough starter will work within a week.

Me too if you don't mind.

 

[ronott1]

Me too if you don't mind.

Do I have your address? Send a pm and I will get it out tomorrow.

 

[Peep_Show]

If you have leg cramps, try baking a potato at night before bed time and eating it.

Or try directly putting the hot potato on your cramp for immediate relief

Sorry... Humor running high here today.

Anyway, off to Wally-World to buy more chick starter and a spring-lidded mason jar for the sourdough starter.

 

[vehve]

We just returned from sailing over the weekend, lovely weather. Here are some pictures if anyone's interested:

http://1drv.ms/1w4LlFc

Ron, lovely baked goods. I like hand kneaded dough too, and hand shaped. You get such pretty bread that way.

getaclue, hope the next place you go to look at is better. It's a good process to see the bad stuff too though, that way by the time yo get to the good ones you know exactly what to look for.

Potato starch is what is mainly used in Finland, very little cornstarch is used here, except for Maizena to thicken sauces.

 

[bamadude]

Or try directly putting the hot potato on your cramp for immediate relief   


Sorry...  Humor running high here today.

Anyway, off to Wally-World to buy more chick starter and a spring-lidded mason jar for the sourdough starter.  

chick starter at wal mart?

 

[bamadude]

Wb vehve. And nice pics. Looks like alot of fun.

 

[vehve]

Yeah bama, we had luck with the weather. It's been pretty cold, but summer decided to return at least for the weekend. Could have been a bit windier though. And I kept worrying about my tomatoes all the way home, they had dried a bit but I think I managed to save them.