Recipe, How to Start a Sourdough NO. 1

 How to Start a Sourdough

          NO. 1

                   Dump into the Sourdough Pot:

                   2 cups                             thick potato water

                   2 tsp.                              sugar

                   2 cups                             flour (more or less)

                   1/2 Tbsp.                       yeast (optional)
            -originally sourdough was used, because
             no other form of suitable yeast was always available).  

                   Boil potatoes with jackets on until they fall to pieces. Lift skins out; mash potatoes making a puree. Cool. Add more water to make sufficient liquid, if necessary. Richer the potato water, richer the starter. Put all ingredients in Pot. Beat until smooth creamy batter. Cover. Set aside in a warm place to start fermentation. .Use yeast only to speed action.