julias44•24d agoProlific Poster

Finally got my sourdough starter to pass the float test after two weeks of flat, sad pancakes.

I was about to give up, but then I moved it to the top of my fridge in my warm kitchen and fed it with some rye flour I had left over from last Christmas, and now it's bubbling like crazy and my first real loaf is in the oven.

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grace_kelly4524d ago

Rye flour from last Christmas still worked?

riley_gibson1924d ago

@grace_kelly45 I'd give it a smell test first.

jamiesullivan24d ago

Smell test is the only way. Found a jar of pumpkin pie spice from like 2018. Smelled like dust and sadness. Grace_Kelly45, your rye flour is probably fine if it passes. My nose has saved me from some bad baked goods.