On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:55:07 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote:

> On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:52:34 -0700, US Janet >
> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:18:16 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote:
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>>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:23:14 -0700, US Janet >
>>>wrote:
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>>>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:06:07 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote:
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>>>>> Janet- for some reason, I could not reply to your Poilane post. Let's
>>>>>try again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hey Boron, I was surprised by the reviews of this book. After
>>>>>>reading some of the comments I can understand why. Apparently the
>>>>>>author, Apollonia Poilne , has decided to include starter recipes
>>>>>>from yogurt, and spiking sourdough recipes with yeast. Nothing
>>>>>>ultimately wrong with those approaches but certainly not what was
>>>>>>expected in a book about such a venerable bakery.
>>>>>>What a disappointment. I was all set to purchase the book and settle
>>>>>>down to some serious emersion in bread baking.
>>>>>>Janet US
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Wasn't this revealed at some point in the past? I seem to recall the
>>>>>founder, Lionel, having a book some years ago and there was either
>>>>>something in the book or the online bread groups were gossiping.
>>>>>
>>>>>But...Graham, do you recall anything about his?
>>>>
>>>>I don't recall such.
>>>>Janet US
>>>
>>>Google's search of groups is no longer what it once was, alas, and I
>>>am not even sure if it came up in a Usenet discussion or one of the
>>>oodles of browser based bread groups that I used to haunt. I have
>>>pretty much given up on all of them as the years have gone by.
>>>
>>>I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR-
>>>Alan Zelt?
>>>
>>
>>Yes, Alan was the big fan I miss him.
>>Janet US
>
> Me, too.

He talked about moving to England but I don't know if he went.