July 8, 2015 - 8:59am
New Zealand Starter
Does anyone have a New Zealand Starter they can send to me in Florida?
I accidentally trashed mine recently and would love a replacement.
I'll gladly PayPal you shipping, etc.
Please contact stanrosinski@yahoo.com
Thanks so much in advance!
Stan
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Why would an NZ one be more special than a local one? A few feedings of your local flour and its going to be more or less the same anyway, I'd have thought...
-Gordon
Is fanciful. In reality every single starter is unique. The so called San Francisco special wild yeast (I forget the actual name given) has been found in starters around the world.
I'm guilty of getting some San Francisco starter while I was there from fellow TFLer. We both agreed that while the above statement is true why not satisfy my curiosity and feed my imagination. He was very kind and dried some of his starter for me to activate when I got home. And while it probably was the starter "twin" of his for a while it now is another unique starter which I keep going alongside my own.
That is the subject of much conjecture. From my experience, and Ed Wood's, the foremost author on the subject, starters do not revert to local conditions as some think. My New Zealand was different than my others, very very active, almost like regular yeast. Refreshed in no time. That's why I'm looking for another authentic New Zealand starter.
But still unique. Doesn't mean another NZ starter will behave differently. I'm sure not every NZ starter is highly active. Not every local starter to you is more sluggish then a NZ starter.
I think it would be exciting and rewarding to make your own from scratch.
Been there, done that. I've made tons of starter using dried culture, organic grapes and other methods. Guess I'll have to buy one online that I know is New Zealand. I've got 2 sources...just thought someone might have it.
@rftsr do you have a reference for the assertion that starters do not revert to local conditions over time? Of course your own experience certainly corroborates. I looked over Ed Wood's website and didn't find anything there, but maybe it's in his book. It's pretty much the "common wisdom" around here that the reversion occurs, but that could easily be one of those "urban myths".