"The Ghost of Thomas Jefferson" >=20
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> Me thinks his first name is on the money ...

"Me thinks"??! Hey, you are really weird, Ghost!

"The Ghost of Thomas Jefferson" >=20
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> [ ... ]
> I am using a bread machine to do the initial kneading.
> I got an excellent rise. The loaf was beautiful, had excellent=20
> crumb and had a golden crust.

Lemme guess: Your wife and kids loved it and clamored for more?

> I've used the same process using the Goldrush starter sold at
> Earthfare. That starter made a very sour tasting loaf, but the rise
> was not nearly as robust as the Carl's.

I have had good luck with Goldrush, but most people don't like it.
You don't know how long it has sat on the shelf before you buy it.
Carl's, on the other hand, is refreshed and dried for each distribution.

Eventually, there is not much different about reviving an expired=20
starter and starting one of your own. A dried start that revives
quickly and vigorously is more apt to be what it is claimed to be
than one which does not.

--
Dick Adams
<firstname> dot <lastname> at bigfoot dot com

P.S. The part you have in mind is spelled with a lower case 'd'.