On Wed, 04 Jul 2012 20:30:03 -0400, Donald
> wrote:

>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

It isn't "bad," just wholly unnecessary. No one makes a moral judgment
about sourdough starters - well, around here they do, but do not let
that deter you.

Boron