03-12-2010, 02:21 AM
I just heard the breadmakers used a starter from the beer brewers, evidently brewers and bakers were always near each other in Roman cities. Yeast was not know, but the sourdough was. But this is 2nd hand: any information on this? A sourdough starter would thus be more authentic than yeast.
Richard Campbell
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
RAT member #6?
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
RAT member #6?