End of an Era
This summer, what with one thing and another, I neglected Eduardo. This past Sunday, I pulled him out of the fridge to prepare for Thanksgiving baking, and discovered that he was dead.
Fortunately, it was Sunday — so I had plenty of time to prepare another starter. Nat and I floated a few names for it, including “Edgar Allen Dough”, but in the end, we went with “Fernando”. (Nat knew a llama by this name as a child, so Fernando the Starter is named after Fernando the Llama.)
Eduardo had a rich sourdough flavor, gathered over the years, that Fernando — young as yet — cannot match. But the first loaves from Fernando are tender and delicious, sweet with promise.
December 13th, 2006 at 12:57 pm
Alas, if only I had remembered to ask for a culture of Eduardo, he would yet live.
The culture is dead, long live the culture!
December 13th, 2006 at 4:34 pm
Someone might have a culture of him — I don’t know. Fernando was out earlier this week being fed, and he’s smelling REALLY good. I should freeze some of him before I go away for 10 days, just in case!!!