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HISTORIC Bavarian “Black Death” Sourdough Starter Circa 1633

$ 3.22

Availability: 87 in stock
  • Condition: New
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Expiration Date: January 2025
  • Food Specifications: Homemade
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Brand: World Sourdoughs
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Food Aisle: Fresh
  • Product: Yeast & Baking Agent

    Description

    A NOTE TO MY PREVIOUS CUSTOMERS:
    After taking a years sabbatical, I am happy to announce that World Sourdoughs is back. As many of you know, I have had several family tragedies in the past two years that forced me to take time off. Times are better. I have recently retired and will be selling full time. I have received so many requests from previous customers to offer this starter again that I am posting it first. I have maintained the old pricing. With each order, I will include a copy of my 5-page
    “Beginner’s Guide to Making Great Sourdough Bread.”
    Thank you for your support during my hiatus. Below, you will find my original posting ...
    God bless, Ken
    Bavarian “Black Death” Starter ♦ Circa 1633
    I supply independent bakeries with a variety of historic sourdough starters, many of which are available nowhere else. I do not advertise and have grown my business strictly through word-of-mouth and in having a reputation of offering only the best sourdough starters in the industry. I also maintain a repository for rare and historic cultures that are being preserved for future generations. These historic cultures are now available to the general public.
    Thank you for buying my special Bavarian sourdough starter. I believe it to be one of the finest European starters available. It makes the wonderful bread that has become associated with the southern part of Germany. And, as one would expect, it comes with quite an interesting and rich history as well.
    Oral history indicates that this starter dates back to around the period of Germany’s Black Death (1633) and originated in the town of Oberammergau. It literally took me years to track down a reliable German culture from this time period. I was able to find this strain from a single family who had been handing it down through the generations. One has to remember that commercial yeast for home bread making wasn’t available until the 20th century. The only way families and bakeries could bake leavened bread prior to this was by having a reliable starter.
    With the advent of commercial yeast, most folks simply tossed out the starters they had been using for years. But, every now and then, I run across an old family starter with a great history. This is the only historic German starter I’ve been able to locate that has been passed down through one single family for almost 400 years. The bread it leavens is absolutely fabulous. Having been born and raised in Bavaria (not far from Oberammergau), I remember this as the bread I ate as a young child. How fortunate I was in having found it. It is one of my favorite starters and now I share it with you.
    You will receive enough active, dried starter for building a very active and robust culture. It contains only the authentic “Bavarian Black Death” sourdough culture. There are no bulk fillers or commercial yeast. It also comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. My sincere best wishes to you in your quest for the perfect sourdough.
    Sincerely,
    Ken