Dimitri wrote:
> "zxcvbob" > wrote in message
> ...

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>>Do a search for "Carl's starter" if you want a known good one.
>>
>>Ignore any sourdough starter recipes that have you add baker's yeast or
>>milk or sugar (a pinch of suger might be OK).
>>
>>Best regards,
>>Bob
>
>
> I would suggest a search for "Lactobacillus sanfrancisco" it is a very
> interesting mechanism.
>


Dimitri,

Carl's Starter was (is) a very well-known starter. It used to be widely
written about several years ago. There was a group that used his starter
and was sending out free, dried, samples in a self-addressed stamped
envelop (SASE). I believe the originator, Carl, died and this was a way
his friends and starter users could perpetuate his work.

I used to have an address for it, but have misplaced it over the years.

So, the OP's suggestion is still a very good one for someone that wants
a well-known and well-tested starter and doesn't want an academic
treatise on it.


jim