Any saga you may have gone through trying to create a new starter

Submitted by marieJ on November 1, 2009 - 5:20pm

Any saga you may have gone through trying to create a new starter

Recent humourous and downright slap-stick tragic events have led me to ask all our fellow sourdough addicts - What is the most weird/funny/tragic/humourous/sad/outrageous/unfathomable etc,etc, events that you have experienced or done while trying to get a new starter up and running? Especially given all the time and dutiful care we give to nurturing a new culture from flour and water. What is the silliest or most tragic thing you did that killed off your starter before it had time to say it's first bubble?

When I pluck up enough courage..........I'll tell you the sequence of things I did! (Laugh!)

Comedy/Tragedy/Melodrama awaits!

Cheers.

Marie

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Submitted by Mini Oven on November 1, 2009 - 7:53pm.

These stories are all thru the archives

look up: feed it a dead chicken!

Submitted by marieJ on November 3, 2009 - 5:15pm.

ROFL. Thanks! NB: attempt #4

ROFL. Thanks!

NB: attempt #4 hit the dust yesterday!

I'm able to begin a new starter reliably & easily. Just lately though.........................................................................

Marie

Submitted by Janknitz on November 3, 2009 - 5:30pm.

Attempt Number FOUR????

Um, hmmmm. Maybe you should try an air plant instead? ;o) (Sez the lady who is known to have a "black thumb"--I don't garden, I commit planticide! I can't even keep a silk plant alive).

Have you had a starter and maintained it over time? Or do you only get so far and then it fails? If the latter, are you SURE they are dead?

Baby starters are sneaky! They can look dead to the world, but most of the time they are really fine. They are just playing hide and seek.

If you want to post what's happening, maybe we can help. Wear a moustache so we don't recognize you ;o)

Submitted by marieJ on November 5, 2009 - 8:41pm.

Rofl!

~ Thanks! ~ (wearing 2 moustaches.........just in case.......)

Culture-cide seems to be my thing at the moment!! This is highly unusual for me, but its providing some headshaking/disbelief-infused amusement.....on some level! :-)

To date I have inadvertantly and unwittingly assassinated 8...yes, 8! newly activated cultures! Sigh! The last two I killed off simultaneously!

We won't even mention the one I put my foot in!! Yes.......... I literally put my foot through the plastic wrap and intoooooooooo the bowl! but we won't dwell on that.

I think I currently have the following problems:

1) I miss my beautiful 'former' starter. She's resting peacefully in the compost.

2) I wanted to begin a new starter too badly.

3) My oven light globe has died. This globe has been the secret to my success with beginning new starters and proofing loaves. It emitted perfect warmth. It's taking ages for a new one.

4) And finally, I've run out of vitamin B complex supplements and I can't think straight without them! They're going to take 2 weeks to order in......so

"Stay tuned, Folks, for further installments....!"

Cheers

~Marie~

Submitted by Allena on November 6, 2009 - 2:28pm.