I finally tried my grandma's sourdough starter and it molded in 2 days

Last week I dug out her 30 year old recipe from a box in the attic. Followed it exactly but forgot to feed it every 12 hours and now I got green fuzz floating in the jar. Has anyone else had a family recipe turn on them like that?

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avery6291mo ago

My aunt had a similar thing happen with her famous biscuit recipe-she swore by using lard instead of butter, but when I tried it last Christmas, the dough came out like playdough and the biscuits were basically hockey pucks. I mean, maybe it was the humidity or my oven being off, but I felt like I’d insulted her whole legacy. Green fuzz is definitely worse though, that’s like a science experiment you didn’t sign up for. Makes you wonder if grandma’s notes just left out some crucial step that she knew by heart.

terry9141mo ago

That's the thing about old recipes, they treat the stuff that matters like it's common sense. It reminds me how so many skills nowadays are just assumed knowledge that nobody actually writes down, whether it's baking or fixing a leaky faucet. Did you ever see her actually make it, or are you working off notes alone?