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Hey all! Thank you so much for all of the support on my last post! Your comments were sweet and helpful. If you didn’t see it, I’ll link it in the comments.
I have good news! Though this may sound gross, the starter was retrieved from our outside dumpster, in tact and mold-free! I appreciate all of you for letting me know where to get new ones and even offering to ship me some.
Also addressing-
– yes, I know the bacteria becomes local (ever heard of Ship of Theseus?). It was the thought behind it and the backstory, along with the fact I’d become attached.
-I did misspeak in my last post. I said it took a week to get bubbly again, I meant double. It did have bubbles and some growth after even the first feeding
-I had already dug through the kitchen trash can looking for it at the time of the post. I didn’t know whether our outside dumpster had been emptied this week yet.
-my uncle used all of his and didn’t feel like maintaining it anymore, so he wasn’t an option for backup unfortunately
As for my step dad, my mother chewed him out while he was at work. He brought home my favorite ice cream and a plant as an apology, but I made him look for it in the dumpster. Sure enough, he knew which bag it’d be in and found it.
I’m so relieved. Thankfully we live where it’s still cold out, and the jar didn’t crack or break. There are a number of things that could’ve happened, and I thought for sure she was a goner. This just adds to the backstory.
Tl;dr: my starter was found safe in the dumpster and lives to see another day! Also, DEFINITELY making backups immediately.
by justcurrentthoughts
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I’d like to nominate a new name for your sourdough starter; Yeastus Christ.
Back from the dead.
Congratulations!
I’M SORRY I’m on mobile and can’t figure out how to edit posts, I know the format is terrible 😭
I told my husband about this when you originally posted it (we were both aghast).
I just proudly told him you got it back. We are both happy for you!
Noobie question, this started rose this big from the line of the band with how many feeds?
I am so happy you were able to get your starter back!!!
Strong work! Congratulations!
What a happy ending! I’m so glad for you
I’m glad you saved it! Been thinking about it since I read the post yesterday!
Not sure if this even matters, but did your step dad say why he threw it out? Especially because in the first post, you had a conversation with him about the starter where he specifically asked you what it was.
Yaaaay! I’m sure he felt awful for what he did. It was very sweet of him to bring you thoughtful gifts. As someone else mentioned, this whole ordeal will def make an amazing story for generations to come. Happy baking, babes! 💙
bake him an awesome loaf of bread ( & explain that similar sell for over $10 USA ) so he grasps what it is for
& maybe have him buy you one of those fancy starter jars,
Yay you got it back!
Yay! Happy Ending!!
We all love the happy ending! ❤️
Poor guy had to sleep in a dumpster all by himself. Happy that you were able to rescue!
Next time you have some discard – spread it thin (thin!) on some parchment. Let it dry overnight. Break it into chunks and double ziploc it into the freezer. To make it easier to bring back, you can pulse it in a food processor or blender a bit before rehydrating.
I’m so happy for you!! I’ve thought about it several times since reading your original post and it’s bringing a smile to my face after a long day.
This is such good news!!!
I am so happy to hear this. I was thinking about you while I was feeding my starter this morning, and hoping that you were able to find her. Here‘s to your next loaf!
I wanted to leave a reply on the previous post saying “THROW YOUR STEPDAD IN THE TRASH, TOO!”
Glad to see I held my tongue for good reason.
Hooray! A wonderful ending! Yay!
I’m so happy for you! And didn’t realize I was this invested in your story. Yayyyyy!