On 26 Oct 2017 19:38:56 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2017-10-26, graham > wrote:
>
>> On 2017-10-26 1:09 PM, Boron wrote:
>
>>> On 26 Oct 2017 14:55:22 GMT, notbob > wrote:
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>>> That show was with Nancy Silverton of the La Brea Bakery. (long, long
>>> since sold by her).
>
>Thank goodness! I was never sure what La Brea Bakery was all about.
>Sending out frozen dough loaves? I was never impressed. 8|
>
>>> Truly, though, all one needs to create a decent sourdough starter is
>>> flour, water and patience.
>
>> There's so much folklore and so little science peddled by sour dough
>> enthusiasts.
>
>Gotta go with Boron with this one. What's yer track record?
>
>nb

Nancy Silverton started La Brea bakery maybe 25 years ago. She was
sort of our 'hero' for a while when all the celebrity bakers were
experimenting with methods, starters and then putting out books. I
don't know if she still owned the bakery when par-baked goods from La
Brea bakery started showing in stores or not. She was (I believe) the
original proponent of the grapes yeast starter theory. She did a
bread book back then but I personally believe that there were other
books from other bakers that followed that were better.
Janet US