> wrote in message =
news:mailman.22.1102965713.221.rec.food.sourdough@ mail.otherwhen.com

> ... The main reason for the steps I took was reading a book =
co-authored by=20
> Ed Wood, "World Sourdoughs From Your Bread Machine".=20

It is safe to say, I think, that Dr. Wood has disowned that book. The =
claim
in general seems to be that his co-author made him do bad things.

> So, I'm really serious about making sourdough. If you could offer some =
suggestions,=20
> I'd really appreciate it!

The first suggestion would be to forget the bread machine, as far as =
making=20
sourdough is concerned. It is certainly true that sourdough bread can =
be made in=20
bread machines, and it is also true that dimes can be stood on end. But =
I don't think=20
it is worth the trouble.

Secondly, read the FAQs. I am partial to the way I do it, which is =
described at
www.carlsfriends.org on the photo page in a link which contains the word =
"billowy".
Samartha wants you to make traditional rye bread, so you might look at =
his stuff while
you are there, if you do not mind some real challenges. Look also at =
the other sites
mentioned in the link below.

You have to be very careful about taking advice from people who write =
books!

--=20
Dick Adams
<firstname> dot <lastname> at bigfoot dot com
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Sourdough FAQ guide at=20
http://www.nyx.net/~dgreenw/sourdoughfaqs.html