"gw" > wrote in message=20
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> ... I am not sure what he is talking about.

Nor I. =20

> ... Hoping to try Poilane's loaf with Carl's starter, if that isn't=20
> considered too gauce?

Perhaps a bit presumptuous for a beginner.

Poil=E2ne. =E2 =3D alt131 on some computers.

But http://www.poilane.com works.

Would one be considered too gauche were one to suggest
starting with a simpler loaf?

(Possibly OK for Ulrike -- the old-Europe folks groove on=20
complexity, sometimes have ancient wood-fired ovens in their=20
back yards.)

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DickA