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Fix discard instructions #409
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This changes the text slightly to make it clearer what to best do with
the discard that's piling up when making the starter initially.
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hendricius committed Jan 2, 2025
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Expand Up @@ -234,11 +234,22 @@ \section{The process of making a starter}
You will
still have some mixture left from your first day. As this contains
possibly dangerous pathogens that have been activated make sure you discard
this mixture. Once your sourdough starter is mature you never need to
discard it. It's long-fermented flour that is an excellent addon
this mixture. A rule of thumb is to begin keeping the discard,
the moment you made your first successful bread. At that point
your discard is long-fermented flour that is an excellent addon
used to make crackers, pancakes or delicious hearty sandwich
bread\ldots I~also frequently dry it and use it as a rolling agent
for pizzas that I~am making.
for pizzas that I~am making.\footnote{Discarding starter when preparing
a new batch can be frustrating. With experience, bread-making
becomes more efficient, and excess discard is rarely produced. It is
possible to prepare just the right amount of starter
needed for bread dough. In fact, a fully depleted starter can even be revived
using a small portion of bread dough. Any leftover discard, rich in spores,
can also serve as a backup to create a new sourdough starter. Simply mix the
discard with a little flour and water, and it will spring back to life. That is a
great option if the starter was accidentally depleted. A practical approach
is to store all discard in a single jar in the fridge, adding new discard on
top as needed and using it whenever required.}

You should hopefully again see some bubbles, the starter increasing
in size and/or the starter changing its smell. Some people give
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