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Well Boron,

UB is over and I have started my little experiment with the Sourdough
Jack's.

Group One: 3/4 cup by volume All-purpose flour, 1/2 cup by volume distilled
water, One packet of Sourdough Jack's Sourdough starter.

Group Two: 3/4 cup by volume All-purpose flour, 1/2 cup by volume distilled
water.

Used seperate plastic spoons to stir and mix. Used clean, not sterilized
quart mason jars. Placed each jar in a cold oven with the oven light on at
about 10:30 this AM. (04/20/06).

Will make notes and keep the group posted for those interested.


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I checked the jars when I got home last evening around 9 o'clock. The
Sourdough Jack's had some significant bubbling going on. But I had bubbles
in the straight flour and water method also. HMMMMM. There is a distinct
difference in the aromas of each jar. took them out of the oven and placed
them on the counter.

Checked the jars again this morning around 9 o'clock. The jar with the
Sourdough Jack's is higher up in the jar than the flour/water mixture is in
it's jar. Could this be simply because of the difference of the added
starter packet. The sourdough packet added 1/2 ounce to the mixture.

I am going to take equal amounts of the Sourdough Jack's starter and the
flour/water starter. I will refresh them and see if the results are any
different. If there is no difference in the rising ratio, my little
experiment is inconclusive. Maybe I can find another Sourdough Jack's book
on the 'net and try again. Then again, if the taste is good and the results
from baking are good, do I want to try again? HMMMMMMM.

I thought about borrowing my daughter's digital camera and taking pictures.
After all, a picture is worth a thousand words. I could post them on my
bread blog at http://www.thefreshloaf.com . Would be a good reason for me to
take some digital photos.


Gordon in SW IN., USA

Keen de el yeshuati

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:08:08 GMT, "hayes.a" >
wrote:

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>Well Boron,
>
>UB is over and I have started my little experiment with the Sourdough
>Jack's.
>

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>
>I checked the jars when I got home last evening around 9 o'clock. The
>Sourdough Jack's had some significant bubbling going on. But I had bubbles
>in the straight flour and water method also. HMMMMM. There is a distinct
>difference in the aromas of each jar. took them out of the oven and placed
>them on the counter.

A difference in aroma this early in the game may also indicate
something. (dunno what, tho)
>
>Checked the jars again this morning around 9 o'clock. The jar with the
>Sourdough Jack's is higher up in the jar than the flour/water mixture is in
>it's jar. Could this be simply because of the difference of the added
>starter packet. The sourdough packet added 1/2 ounce to the mixture.

I think the activity itself, rather than the rise in the container may
be more important, which, as you say, may be due to input volume.
>
>I am going to take equal amounts of the Sourdough Jack's starter and the
>flour/water starter. I will refresh them and see if the results are any
>different. If there is no difference in the rising ratio, my little
>experiment is inconclusive.

Please post results. In my 2 containers, the one without the packet
just never caught up with the packet one over the days I experimented.

>Maybe I can find another Sourdough Jack's book
>on the 'net and try again. Then again, if the taste is good and the results
>from baking are good, do I want to try again? HMMMMMMM.

My packet from the 70s and sealed in plasticized foil. IIRC, yours was
much older, correct?
>
>I thought about borrowing my daughter's digital camera and taking pictures.
>After all, a picture is worth a thousand words. I could post them on my
>bread blog at http://www.thefreshloaf.com . Would be a good reason for me to
>take some digital photos.

Always love pictures.

Best of luck.

Boron
>

"hayes.a" > wrote in message
news:sz62g.110915$oL.15673@attbi_s71...
> <Snipped from: Sourdough Jack - The Saga Continues>
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> Well Boron,
>
<SNIP>
> I thought about borrowing my daughter's digital camera and taking
pictures.
> After all, a picture is worth a thousand words. I could post them on my
> bread blog at http://www.thefreshloaf.com . Would be a good reason for me
to
> take some digital photos.
>
>
> Gordon in SW IN., USA
>
> Keen de el yeshuati
>
>

I bit the bullet and bought a digital camera. I posted some pictures of the
starters on my bread blog at the following url. I really like the site.

http://www.thefreshloaf.com/blog/103

Gordon in SW IN., USA

Keen de el yeshuati