About a year ago, I tried to start a wild yeast starter using the instructions in Peter Reinhart's Whole Grain Breads. It worked just fine, until I neglected it for too long. After several other unsuccessful tries (all during the summer and all failed due to mold), I am trying again.
And here he is:
He lives! (Technically, it would be "They live!", but we'll pretend it is masculine and single.)
So, now that my wild yeast starter is well on its way, he needs a name. A friend of mine named her sourdough starter Fernando, and I thought it would be a great idea to name my starter. Fernando is taken, but do any of you have any ideas? I would like to have a name chosen by the first time I use him to bake, so bring it on!
Friday, January 9, 2009
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ROBERTO BENIGNI. Don't ask.
Well, if you must know, it was the name of my first car. Roberto Hondita Benigni.
Other options:
Lyudmilla (a good, hearty Russian name for a good, hearty bread)
Gorbachev (see above)
Boris (OK, I'm running out of ideas)
Good luck!
Manolo!
or
Ana Lucia!
"Eureka-likea-lotta-bacteria" Ike for short.
I vote Ulrich or General Zaroff. Or you could just go with Frankenstein, Frank or Steiny for short.
Todd...
I'm probably too late but I like: Jorge or Julio!
I've always liked Jean Luc.
I must correct Elizabeth on her suggestion. It's Sir Ulrich, or full name, Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland (see movie A Knight's Tale).
Spencer, Elizabeth is actually refering to Ulrich from the short story "The Interlopers" (at least that is what she told me). Though I must admit, Sir Ulrich is the first person I thought of as well. :)
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