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Irene Guevara <ireneguevaraharris@yahoo.com>
Sun, 29 Dec 2002 02:54:03 -0800 (PST)
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Hi Reggie--

I've been a fan of the baking website for over a year now, and have gained 
all sorts of terrific information and insights into bread baking. Thanks so 
much for keeping the list going!

I also have a question -- I just received Nancy Silverton's Breads from the 
La Brea Bakery. I'd love to make the grape starter, but I live in Burkina 
Faso, West Africa, and grapes are extraordinarily rare here. We do, 
however, have raisins (imported from France). Are there any good 
alternatives to the grapes? I also have an excellent starter (from Peter 
Reinhart's book) that's been going for several months -- could I just 
substitute this for the "white starter" in Silverton's book?

Thanks for your assistance.

Best regards,

Irene Harris