Carl Griffith's 1847 Free Sourdough Starter
 

For those who love baking there is a free sourdough starter from circa 1847 that is available:

http://home.att.net/~carlsfriends/

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:applause_:applause_

If I could thank you twice I would.

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I got some dried starter from those guys about 6 months ago, works great!!! Make sure you dry and save some of your starter once it takes off as a backup in case it dies (and to share).

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Of all the free things available I think this is simply the best. Tasting a bit of history! Read the story of Carl Griffith.

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Thanks for posting this. I'm going to write and request some of the starter too.

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Sorry for the,

Short hijack and small detour.
Just a short note:

New to sourdough myself, coming on a month using
it now. Once you get your starter up and running good
instead of throwing half away when feeding it, like most of
the sourdough web sites say. Take it and spread it on wax
paper and let it dry. Then vac pack or put in a baggy and store
it or give to friends that want to try this type of baking.

You can freeze it for long term storage but that takes room in
the frig, also if traveling or moving to a new location if it is dry
you do not have to worry about the weekly feeding and such.
So it will not die on you. Also using this is unlike any other
kind of baking,,,,it takes buckets of patience and time, it is
slow working with sourdough unlike regular yeast.
Like up to 12-16 hours to make bread , depends on how hot/cold
the kitchen is, and the number of times you punch down the dough


Nice link for baking.....Here

Just a thought.

Try sourdough pancakes......Kick Ass....!

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Just finished some of these, and now
one more thing that won't be bought
in a store..!

Whole Wheat Sourdough Crackers
makes about 6 dozen crackers

1 cup Sourdough, fed with whole grain flour, such as wheat, spelt or kamut flour
1/4 cup Lard or coconut oil
1 cup White Whole Wheat flour(or a Sprouted spelt flour, if you can find it!) , or as much as you need to make a stiff dough + extra for rolling
1/2 tsp Sea salt
1/4 tsp Baking soda
Olive oil for brushing
Coarse salt (such as kosher salt) for sprinkling on top

In a large bowl, combine the sourdough and the lard and mix thoroughly. Mix the salt and baking soda in with 1/4 cup flour and add to the sourdough mixture. Knead it all together in the bowl, adding as much flour as necessary to make a stiff dough. Allow the dough to rest for about 10 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Farhenheit and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

Take a small portion of the dough (about 1/4 cup) and roll it out on a floured board using a rolling pin, adding flour if it�s too sticky, until it is very thin. Be careful, this is a rather delicate dough so feel free to use ample flour, if necessary.

Cut into cracker shapes using a dough cutter or sharp knife. Transfer the crackers to the sheet pan and brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Repeat with another 1/4 cup of dough until the sheet pan is filled with crackers. Bake crackers in batches as necessary for 15-20 minutes or until just golden brown.


http:///sarahs-musings.blogspot.com/2008/08/whole-wheat-sourdough-crackers.html

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Nice! My Very first post read after registering (top of the "New Posts" at-the-time), and I get some useful information (granted ...not wholly $ related), that I will most certainly follow-up.

My maternal grandfather had a culture from the depression era. It survived until a household disaster in the mid 1980s! Man-o-man, I used to love those sourdough sinkers for breakfast when my brothers and I would spend the night at Grampy and Gramma's place.

Time to renew the streak.