Randall Nortman wrote:
On 2007-09-26, TG wrote:
On 24 Sep, 14:48, Randall Nortman wrote:
On 2007-09-24, TG wrote:

Since the acids in sourdough are organic you are more likely to have a
problem with plastic rather than metal
What an interesting assertion.

but as long as it's food grade you don't have to worry at all.
Well, thank goodness for the FDA. Always watching our backs.
Randall if you're going to have a pop at least say something worth
saying. You may as well have said 'My mum says your mum is a hoe.'

Except that what I said was relevant to the content, even if I wasn't
adding any content myself (other than attitudinal content -- and let's
not underestimate the value of that, even if only for amusement).

Well, well! TG, I do believe that Randall did indeed have quite a lot
worth saying. And this old man, pushing 82, has learned a coupla things,
which proves that one is never too old to learn! I was also amused by Mr
Nortman's restraint in his answer to your less than amusing prior post.
Certainly, life has changed, with the advent of newer technology and
materials that the original North American sourdough users would never
have imagined in their wildest dreams, away up there in the frozen north
hunting for that yeller stuff. So, they found out by trial and error
that a stone crock was good for their starter, while their gold pans
killed it! And there we have the start of the "old husbands" tale of
what wirks and wot dunt wirk! Sadly, it is still with us!
However, I recall a video on Sam's site, where he did a comparison of
glass and plastic. Perhaps only coincidental, but the starter in glass
was bigger than the one in plastic. So, there for what it is worth, is
my 2 cents!
Cheers,old Doug in BC