Herman is my sourdough starter. He ha is older than my son, has been with me through a divorce, job changes, moving homes, finding my amazing husband, and lots of other life stuff. Sometimes he gets fridged and fed weekly. Sometimes I go into “bread mode” and he gets fed daily. He’s got children all over the US.
by mckenner1122
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Anyhow… all that to say… he will turn 21 at some point this spring (I have no idea the exact day; it was “around Easter” 2005).
Happy Birthday, Herman! 🍰
Hi Herman. You should meet my friend Miss Dough-tfire. Think you’ll get along. They’re only a year old though so a big age difference.
Mine is named Vincent Van Dough.
Dam. Quality Reddit gold.
Not to be the stick in the mud but, he’s not.
You’ve been maintaining it that long but he’s been living and dying billions of births and deaths a day for the entirety of it all.
Kind of a zen thing if you think about it.
He cute
Nice. I had a baker I used to work with that had a 14 year old starter named Charline. All our bread for a French was made with her and I wanted to throw her a quinceañera but he left the company before I was able to.
Sour GO to the polls
I remember Herman starters from the 1980s. They were often shared along with a little card/paper with care instructions. IIRC, they weren’t really (quite) traditional sourdough, because they began with milk, flour, sugar, and commercial bread yeast (“domesticated” Saccharomyces cerevisiae). That said, if your Herman is old enough to vote, the microbe populations could well have shifted significantly by now. I wonder how the original Sacch yeast has fared.
Also, I want to say that a 20+ year old starter is quite an accomplishment. You should be proud!
Wowwwww!
Is he one of the few surviving Hermans that were all the rage in the 90s?
when do you think you might use it? why would you let it age for so long?
This show just showed up on my timeline.
You don’t use it??
18 years to vote where I am. Where do you have to be 21 to vote?
thats awesome! i cant wait for a super aged starter. mines about 3 months old as of now!
I think he’s too thick to vote.
Where’s the proof he can vote?
Why is this making me feel emotional 😢