- San Francisco - Sourdough Starter 233yr Verified History -- Tangy Sour STRONG

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This San Francisco Starter has History! Over 200 YEARS!
In the envelope you will receive  extremely detailed directions on how to reactivate our family heirloom starter
You will also receive Mons' SIX DECADE old two loaf sourdough bread recipe :)
and a large amount of our famous sourdough starter-- Twice as much as needed to start to start you very own MomsSanFranSourdough starter
Not only does this starter produce the most delicious and gorgeous bread, but it has a story that goes back to the 1800s!
First, you should know that my 92-year-old mom has lovingly cared for this starter ever since I can remember – it’s become like one of her children. You might even say it’s her first child, as it predates both my sister and me.
Mom’s a retired school teacher, dad is retired U.S. Navy (RDML),
and they have been married just shy of 70 years.
Mom bought the sourdough starter from a very famous bakery in San Francisco in 1951 while she and my father were traveling for the Navy. Our starter’s name is Bodie (take a guess where it comes from...  Hint: California gold mining country).
The baker at the time told mom that the starter had been in use at the bakery since 1850. And not only that, the founder of the bakery had the starter in his family for 40 years before opening the bakery. This means that we can trace Bodie’s history directly back to 1810!!
This starter has been treasured and lovingly maintained for 210 years! Mom’s stewardship of Bodie began the day she purchased it over 7 decades ago, and she has been feeding and caring for it daily to ensure it is always happy and healthy. As a result, my sister and I had a childhood filled with amazing bread, cookies, pancakes, pizza dough, and many, many other tasty treats. As kids we had no idea how special the sourdough starter was.
Mom is still feeding and maintaining it to this day. And now I’m helping her share Bodie’s goodness with others by managing the eBay account for her. When you buy from us, you’re not only getting an amazing sourdough starter that has been lovingly cared for, you’re also becoming a part of our extended family,
and helping to support Mom in her retirement years (which we appreciate immensely).
The main reason she continues the daily routine is her love of sourdough and a passion to share with others.
If you have any baking questions, don’t hesitate to reach out — when it comes to sourdough, the only thing mom loves more than Bodie is sharing her passion with others.
We will happily email over a word document with a dozen of so of our absolute favorite recipes : )  -- Just send us a message and let us know you want them
Thanks for your support and we know you’ll love the results as much as our family has over the years.
Nick and Patricia  (Mom)
My amazing parents were married in 1969- My father was in the Navy and they traveled all over the country, in their travels they happened to be in San Francisco and my fantastic home maker mother decided it would be a good idea to buy a sourdough starter while she was there. She has fed and taken care of it ever since, like her third child! I always wondered what that strange concoction of stuff was in the pantry, if only I knew then how amazing that yeast really was maybe I would have appreciated the hundreds of fresh loaves of bread it provided for our family.
I grew up my entire life with fantastic bread, dough, waffles and so on, i just thought it normal.
When I left home ten-ish years ago I absolutely couldn’t go without taking half of the starter! I have maintained, loved and nourished him for the last ten years. Its time for us to share the years of enjoyment that this starter has brought to my family with yours.
if you have any questions feel free to message me
You will receive: Two Table spoons of this amazing strong heirloom yeast!
I will mail it to you with directions on how to bring this amazing starter back to life. It’s so simple !!!
I will also happily include —-
Some of my favorite files of recipes on how to make awesome bread, pizza dough, pancakes, pretzels.
Activating your sourdough starter
Mix 1/2 cup all purpose flour,
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons lukewarm pure water,
1 TABLESPOON OF SUGAR (THIS TIME ONLY)
package of starter powder in a bowl.
Cover bowl with CLING WRAP, this helps to keep the starter from drying out and forming a crust on top, and put on the counter or in a warm place.
On the second day just stir it up.
On the third day add an additional 1/2 cup all purpose flour and 1/2 cup of lukewarm water, stirring to mix.
By 48 hours you should see bubbles and signs of life.
On the fourth day add 1/2 cup lukewarm water and 1/2 cup all purpose flour. (seems to be a pattern here)
Feeding your starter daily for about 5 days will help it reach full activity and flavor.
At day five you may continue to keep your starter at room temperature feeding it daily or put it in the refrigerator and feed it at least once weekly.
The secret to successful sourdough baking is FRESHLY FED STARTER !
Nick and Mom