On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:49:35 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:

>What saddens me is the the folks over at The Fresh Loaf, generally
>more sensible than the average bear, are very much believers in adding
>pineapple juice or other acidics to the initial mix of new starter.
>
>I realize this has been perpetuated from Reinhart's advice and Nancy
>Silverton pushed grapes on everyone, but you'd think either of them
>would retract the bullshit by now.
>
>Boron

Boron,

I also read about using pineapple juice, though I've never used it.

What is bad about using it?

Donald