"James Silverton" > wrote in message
news:lRgDi.1502$6T5.65@trnddc06...
> I expected (hoped?) for this reaction from someone. It is a fact that
> starter working well for us in San Francisco, gradually changes to rather
> ordinary around Washington DC. I think the San Francisco yeasts are not as
> hardy as the East Coast ones. I am not the only one to observe this :-)
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland


I'm not sure what you mean about the difference between SF yeasts and East
Coast yeasts not being as "hardy." Would 'hardy' yeasts be the cause of the
difference in flavor?
Dee Dee (lived San Francisco many years and ate a lot of SF Sourdough)