February 15, 2012 - 6:04pm
Is my (Tartine) starter ok?
My starter does not smell like stinky cheese??
I let it sit for the first 3 days and it smelled like stinky cheese.
Now I have been feeding it every morning for about 3 or 4 days, and in the morning when I go to feed it again it already smells sweet............like after I just fed it.
Is it ok? Am I still on the right track?
Thanks!
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A picture would be nice. Smell is one indicator of the bad bacteria going away. Which is good. How is the rise and fall, doubling, going?
Jim
Hi Jim,
I am sorry, I do not know how to add a picture :(
But I am glad you said the smell should go away, because it did. (even though I really enjoyed the stinky cheese smell)
It is rising!.....double the size in 3 hrs and the smell is sweet & something else I don't know how to describe.
How does this sound? Like I am on the right track?
Thank you.
Make sure you read and re-read all the info in the book. There's a few small details that are easy to overlook.
Fornituri te salutant!
(Those who are about to bake salute you!)
Jim
Thanks Jim, I love that saying!
Fornituri te salutant
What language is that?
Ancient Latin or Greek, I believe. I cut and paste a lot of bread related sayings and info.
"Chrysippus of Diane wrote the first technical book on baking in history, dating from around 1900 BCE."
Jim